Beyond mere compliance to authoritative figures: Religious priming increases conformity to informational influence among submissive people

International Journal for the Psychology of Religion

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 97-105

  van Cappellen, Patty ^a,b   Corneille, Olivier ^a   Cols, Stéphanie ^a   Saroglou, Vassilis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b FUND FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Belgium)

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EID: 79956359547     PISSN: 10508619     EISSN: 15327582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508619.2011.556995     Document Type: Article

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