Carrying babies and groceries: The effect of moral and social weight on caring

Ecological Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 93-111

  Hodges, Bert H ^a   Lindhiem, Oliver ^a  

^a GORDON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 33745711602     PISSN: 10407413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326969eco1802_2     Document Type: Article

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