What does principled versus conventional moral reasoning convey to others about the politics and psychology of the reasoner?

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 455-468

  Emler, Nicholas ^a   Stace, Kerry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033137455     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0992(199906)29:4<455::AID-EJSP937>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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