Can high moral purposes undermine scientific integrity?

The Social Psychology of Morality

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 173-195

  Jussim, Lee ^a   Crawford, Jarret T ^b   Stevens, Sean T ^c   Anglin, Stephanie M ^c   Duarte, Jose L ^d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The College of New Jersey   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84966738323     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315644189     Document Type: Chapter

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