Integrity and character: Implications of principled and expedient ethical ideologies

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1078-1125

  Schlenker, Barry R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

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EID: 61449199511     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2008.27.10.1078     Document Type: Article

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