Sanctions and moral judgments: The moderating effect of sanction severity and trust in authorities

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 255-269

  Mulder, Laetitia B ^a   Verboon, Peter ^b   De Cremer, David ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

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EID: 62249088748     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.506     Document Type: Article

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