"Do unto others": Effects of priming the golden rule on Buddhists' and Christians' attitudes toward gay people

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 494-506

  Oth Vilaythong, T ^a   Lindner, Nicole M ^b   Nosek, Brian A ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 77956402429     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2010.01524.x     Document Type: Article

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