Do religious cognitions promote prosociality?

Rationality and Society

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 463-482

  Harrell, Ashley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Priming; prosocial behavior; religion; rewards

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869991517     PISSN: 10434631     EISSN: 14617358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043463112463930     Document Type: Article

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