The Interactive Effect of Anger and Disgust on Moral Outrage and Judgments

Psychological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2069-2078

  Salerno, Jessica M ^a   Peter Hagene, Liana C ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

emotions; judgment; legal processes; morality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CRIMINAL LAW; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL PROCESSES; MALE; MORALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

EMOTIONS; JUDGMENT; LEGAL PROCESSES; MORALITY;

ADULT; ANGER; CRIMINAL LAW; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MORALS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885339637     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797613486988     Document Type: Article

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