Self and other obedience estimates: Biases and moderators

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 142, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 677-689

  Geher, Glenn ^a   Bauman, Kathleen P ^b   Kay Hubbard, Sara Elizabeth ^c   Legare, Jared Richard ^d  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HUSSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Authority; Criminal justice; Electric shock; Milgram; Obedience; Self other bias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERCEPTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0036886205     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224540209603928     Document Type: Article

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