Cognitive load causes people to react ineffectively to others' norm transgressions

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1518-1527

  Fonseca, Anabel ^a   Brauer, Markus ^b   Moisuc, Alexandrina ^a   Nugier, Armelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 84880326974     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jasp.12145     Document Type: Article

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