Acting intentionally and the side-effect effect theory of mind and moral judgment

Psychological Science

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 421-427

  Leslie, Alan M ^a,b,d   Knobe, Joshua ^c   Cohen, Adam ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AFFECT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; JUDGMENT; MALE; MORALS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33646272171     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2006.01722.x     Document Type: Article

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