Disgust sensitivity and meat consumption: A test of an emotivist account of moral vegetarianism

Appetite

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-41

  Fessler, Daniel M T ^a   Arguello, Alexander P ^a   Mekdara, Jeannette M ^a   Macias, Ramon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disgust sensitivity; Meat consumption; Moral reasoning; Vegetarianism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EATING; EMOTION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MORALITY; VEGETARIAN DIET;

EID: 0344064988     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6663(03)00037-0     Document Type: Article

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