The omission strategy

Psychological Science

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 442-446

  DeScioli, Peter ^a   Christner, John ^b   Kurzban, Robert ^a,b  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

condemnation; moral judgment; moral psychology; omission; punishment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAME; HUMAN; MALE; MORALITY; PUNISHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ALTRUISM; FEMALE; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; MORALS; PUNISHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79954470553     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797611400616     Document Type: Article

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