Wiping the slate clean: Psychological consequences of physical cleansing

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 307-311

  Lee, Spike W S ^a   Schwarz, Norbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

clean slate effects; cleanliness; embodiment; metaphor; morality

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053584660     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963721411422694     Document Type: Article

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