Compassion for one reduces punishment for another

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 698-701

  Condon, Paul ^a   DeSteno, David ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compassion; Emotion; Forgiveness; Moral decision making; Punishment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952817343     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2010.11.016     Document Type: Article

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