Do normative transgressions affect punitive judgments? An empirical test of the psychoanalytic scapegoat hypothesis

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1650-1660

  Gollwitzer, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Authoritarianism; Blame avoidance; Punitiveness; Scapegoat hypothesis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CRIME; DECISION MAKING; DISPLACEMENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALITY; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PUNISHMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRIME; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALS; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PUNISHMENT; SCAPEGOATING;

EID: 10044243921     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167204271179     Document Type: Article

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