Does cleanliness influence moral judgments?: A direct replication of Schnall, Benton, and Harvey (2008)

Social Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 209-215

  Johnson, David J ^a   Cheung, Felix ^a   Donnellan, M Brent ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cleanliness; Effect size; Embodiment; Morality; Replication

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901715497     PISSN: 18649335     EISSN: 21512590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1864-9335/a000186     Document Type: Article

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