Differences in the justification of choices in moral dilemmas: Effects of gender, time pressure and dilemma seriousness

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 459-466

  Björklund, Fredrik ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Care; Justice; Morality; Time pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORALS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 0348217841     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-9450.2003.00367.x     Document Type: Article

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