The influence of intelligence and emotions on the acceptability of genetically modified organisms

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Šorgo, Andrej ^a   Jaušovec, Norbert ^a   Jaušovec, Ksenija ^a   Puhek, Miro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Emotions; Genetically modified organisms; Intelligence

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTABILITY; BASIC EMOTIONS; EMOTIONS; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS; INTELLIGENCE; POSITIVE ATTITUDE; PRE-SERVICE TEACHER;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING;

ANIMALS;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTEMPT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISGUST; EMOTION; EMOTIONALITY; FEAR; FEMALE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GUILT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRE; SADNESS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHAME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SURPRISE; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84855993314     PISSN: None     EISSN: 07173458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2225/vol15-issue1-fulltext-1     Document Type: Article

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