Cognitive processes involved in blame and blame-like judgments and in forgiveness and forgiveness-like judgments

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-46

  Mullet, Etienne ^a,c   Rivière, Sheila ^a   Sastre, María Teresa Muñoz ^b  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b Mirail University   (France)

^c NONE   (France)

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EID: 34249730106     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20445380     Document Type: Article

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