Moral cognition: Explaining the gender difference in antisocial behavior

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 532-562

  Barriga, Alvaro Q ^a   Morrison, Elizabeth M ^b   Liau, Albert K ^b   Gibbs, John C ^b  

^a Seton Hill College   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035540026     PISSN: 0272930X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/mpq.2001.0020     Document Type: Review

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