Effects of considering who and why the defendant attacked

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 860-887

  Heath, Wendy P ^a   Grannemann, Bruce D ^a   Peacock, Michelle A ^a   Dulyx, Jennyfer ^a  

^a RIDER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035297812     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2001.tb01417.x     Document Type: Article

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