Predicting premeditation: Future behavior is seen as more intentional than past behavior

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 227-232

  Burns, Zachary C ^a   Caruso, Eugene M ^a   Bartels, Daniel M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b The Sanford C Bernstein Co Center for Leadership and Ethics   (United States)

Author keywords

Attribution; Intention; Past and future; Time

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; GAME; HUMAN; MORALITY; PERCEPTION; PUNISHMENT; TIME;

BEHAVIOR; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; HUMANS; INTENTION; JUDGMENT; MORALS; PUNISHMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TIME;

EID: 84858251999     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024861     Document Type: Article

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