Attribution of responsibility and crime seriousness

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 1987, Pages 607-613

  Gebotys, Robert J ^a   Dasgupta, Bikram ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAR DRIVING; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ATTITUDE; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 84953151799     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980.1987.9712690     Document Type: Article

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