A reanalysis of the personal/impersonal distinction in moral psychology research

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 577-580

  McGuire, Jonathan ^a   Langdon, Robyn ^a   Coltheart, Max ^a   Mackenzie, Catriona ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Impersonal dilemma; Moral dilemma; Moral judgement; Moral psychology; Personal dilemma

Indexed keywords

EID: 64049093694     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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