Compensatory rationalizations and the resolution of everyday undeserved outcomes

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 109-118

  Gaucher, Danielle ^a   Hafer, Carolyn L ^b   Kay, Aaron C ^a   Davidenko, Nicolas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Belief in a just world; Fairness; Justice; Rationalizations

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROL; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RECALL; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SPORT; STUDENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RATIONALIZATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SPORTS; STUDENTS;

EID: 72749122513     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167209351701     Document Type: Article

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