Bad drives psychological reactions, but good propels behavior: Responses to honesty and deception: Research article

Psychological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 634-644

  Wang, Cynthia S ^a,c   Galinsky, Adam D ^b   Murnighan, J Keith ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MORALITY; MOTIVATION; PUNISHMENT; RECUMBENCY; REWARD; TRUST;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MORALS; MOTIVATION; PUNISHMENT; REWARD; TRUST; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 65549117944     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02344.x     Document Type: Article

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