Analyses of mental contamination: Part I, experimental manipulations of morality

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 995-1003

  Elliott, Corinna M ^a   Radomsky, Adam S ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compulsions; Contamination; Mental Contamination; Morality; OCD; Washing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MORALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MORALS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 70350568156     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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