When ideology matters: Moral conviction and the association between ideology and policy preferences in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 117-125

  Reifen Tagar, Michal ^a   Morgan, G Scott ^b   Halperin, Eran ^c   Skitka, Linda J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b DREW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 84895174285     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.1993     Document Type: Article

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