Stealing is not gross: Language distinguishes visceral disgust from moral violations

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 275-286

  Herz, Rachel S ^a   Hinds, Alden ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MORALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMANTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MORALS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEMANTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884504203     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5406/amerjpsyc.126.3.0275     Document Type: Article

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