Nonconscious influences of religion on prosociality: A priming study

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1032-1045

  Pichon, Isabelle ^a,c   Boccato, Giulio ^a,b   Saroglou, Vassilis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

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EID: 34748852552     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.416     Document Type: Article

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