Reminders of Secular Authority Reduce Believers' Distrust of Atheists

Psychological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 483-491

  Gervais, Will M ^a   Norenzayan, Ara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

atheism; God; government; morality; prejudice; religious beliefs; stereotyping; trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861719103     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797611429711     Document Type: Article

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