An interactional dual-process model of moral decision making to guide military training

Military Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 490-509

  Seiler, Stefan ^a   Fischer, Andreas ^a   Ooi, Yoon Phaik ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

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EID: 77958113380     PISSN: 08995605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08995605.2010.513270     Document Type: Article

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