Leaders’ Use of Moral Justifications Increases Policy Support

Psychological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 934-943

  Van Zant, Alex B ^a   Moore, Don A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

judgment; morality; open data; open materials; policy making; preregistered; social perception; values

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; MORALITY; PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JUDGMENT; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALS; POLICY MAKING; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930520858     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797615572909     Document Type: Article

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