Asymmetries in judgments of responsibility and intentional action

Mind and Language

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-50

  Wright, Jennifer Cole ^a   Bengson, John ^b  

^a School of Business   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 58649105131     PISSN: 02681064     EISSN: 14680017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0017.2008.01352.x     Document Type: Article

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