That still, small voice: Commitment to cooperate as an internalized versus a social norm

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1300-1311

  Kerr, Norbert L ^a   Garst, Jennifer ^a   Lewandowski, Donna A ^a   Harris, Susan E ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031525804     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01461672972312007     Document Type: Article

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