The Rejection of Moral Rebels: Resenting Those Who Do the Right Thing

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 76-93

  Monin, Benoît ^a   Sawyer, Pamela J ^b   Marquez, Matthew J ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

implicit moral reproach; moral rebels; resentment; self affirmation; whistleblowers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHARACTER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; MALE; MORALITY; PERCEPTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; CHARACTER; CULTURE; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; JUDGMENT; MALE; MORALS; PREJUDICE; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 47249156876     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.95.1.76     Document Type: Article

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