People as intuitive prosecutors: The impact of social-control goals on attributions of responsibility
Journal of Experimental Social PsychologyPublished 18 April 2006Open access
Philip E. Tetlock, Penny S. Visser, Ramadhar Singh, Mark Polifroni, Amanda Scott, Sara Beth Elson
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10.1016/j.jesp.2006.02.009
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