Abstraction increases hypocrisy

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 475-480

  Lammers, Joris ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abstract; Concrete; Construal; Hypocrisy; Moral decision; Morality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857140225     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2011.07.006     Document Type: Article

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