The social dynamics of breaking the rules: Antecedents and consequences of norm-violating behavior

Current Opinion in Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages 25-31

  van Kleef, Gerben A ^a   Wanders, Florian ^a   Stamkou, Eftychia ^a   Homan, Astrid C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84926454491     PISSN: 2352250X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2015.03.013     Document Type: Review

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