Moral actor, selfish agent

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 790-802

  Frimer, Jeremy A ^a   Schaefer, Nicola K ^a   Oakes, Harrison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

Author keywords

Actor; Agent; Moral motivation; Prosociality; Selfishness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CULTURAL FACTOR; EGO; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MORALITY; MOTIVATION; RANDOMIZATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MORALS; MOTIVATION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84898771856     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0036040     Document Type: Article

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