"I am moral, but you are deterred": Differential attributions about why people obey the law

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 375-405

  Sanderson, Catherine A ^a   Darley, John M ^b  

^a AMHERST COLLEGE   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036335982     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2002.tb00221.x     Document Type: Article

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