You See, the Ends Don't Justify the Means: Visual Imagery and Moral Judgment

Psychological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 861-868

  Amit, Elinor ^a   Greene, Joshua D ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive style; morality; vision

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALITY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865059479     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797611434965     Document Type: Article

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