Mere exposure to money increases endorsement of free-market systems and social inequality

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 301-306

  Caruso, Eugene M ^a   Vohs, Kathleen D ^b   Baxter, Brittani ^c   Waytz, Adam ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Free market; Money; Social inequality; System justification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881253010     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029288     Document Type: Article

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