Hypocrisy and identification with transgressions: A case of undetected dissonance

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 144-154

  Fried, Carrie B ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND   (United States)

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EID: 0032367098     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/15324839851036769     Document Type: Article

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