Anger, Disgust, and Presumption of Harm as Reactions to Taboo-Breaking Behaviors

Emotion

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 853-868

  Gutierrez, Roberto ^a   Giner Sorolla, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anger; disgust; moral emotions; presumption of harm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR; CADAVER; CELL CLONE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCEST; INGESTION; LITERATURE; MALE; MODEL; MORALITY; MUSCLE CELL; PREDICTION; PUNISHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH; SCIENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SIBLING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TABOO; TASK PERFORMANCE; THREAT;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANGER; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MORALS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; SYMBOLISM; TABOO;

EID: 38149109002     PISSN: 15283542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1528-3542.7.4.853     Document Type: Article

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