Moral coherence processes: Constructing culpability and consequences

Current Opinion in Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages 123-128

  Clark, Cory J ^a   Chen, Eric Evan ^b   Ditto, Peter H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84941564972     PISSN: 2352250X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2015.07.016     Document Type: Review

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