The norm of self-interest and its effects on social action

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 5-16

  Ratner, Rebecca K ^a,b   Miller, Dale T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL VALUES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85047685482     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.81.1.5     Document Type: Article

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