The Psychology of Making Ethical Decisions: What Affects the Decision?

Psychological Services

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 57-64

  Lincoln, Sarah Hope ^a   Holmes, Elizabeth K ^a  

^a UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaplains; Ethical decision making; Ethical professional development; Moral intensity

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954766598     PISSN: 15411559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018710     Document Type: Article

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