The arousal model of moral condemnation

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1012-1018

  Cheng, Justin S ^a   Ottati, Victor C ^a   Price, Erika D ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Arousal; Emotion; Moral judgment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880944093     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2013.06.006     Document Type: Article

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