Moral judgment, self-understanding, and moral actions: The role of multiple constructs

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-92

  Derryberry, W Pitt ^a,c   Thoma, Stephen J ^b,c  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c Department of Psychology ^*

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EID: 16644393193     PISSN: 0272930X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/mpq.2005.0005     Document Type: Article

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