Gender Differences in Responses to Moral Dilemmas: A Process Dissociation Analysis

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 696-713

  Friesdorf, Rebecca ^a   Conway, Paul ^b   Gawronski, Bertram ^c  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

gender; meta analysis; moral dilemmas; moral judgment; process dissociation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DECISION MAKING; ETHICAL THEORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORALITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ETHICAL THEORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MORALS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930722377     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167215575731     Document Type: Article

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