On the importance of being moral: The distinctive role of morality in social judgment

Social Cognition

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 397-408

  Brambilla, Marco ^a   Leach, Colin Wayne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 84907990104     PISSN: 0278016X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/soco.2014.32.4.397     Document Type: Review

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