In broad daylight, we trust in God! Brightness, the salience of morality, and ethical behavior

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue , 2013, Pages 37-42

  Chiou, Wen Bin ^a   Cheng, Ying Yao ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Brightness; Ethical behavior; Morality; Perceptual symbol systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880947134     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2013.07.005     Document Type: Article

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