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In a very different voice: Unmasking moral hypocrisy.
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- Authors
- Batson, C. D., Kobrynowicz, D., Dinnerstein, J. L., Kampf, H. C., & Wilson, A. D.
- ORCID
- Batson, C. Daniel
- Venue
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- Published
- 1997
- Volume
- 72
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1335-1348
- ISSN
- 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1315
- OpenAlex
- W4297917739
- Cited by
- 317
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 10 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 30 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 14 · 2016: 18 · 2015: 18 · 2014: 21 · 2013: 36 · 2012: 14
- FWCI
- 0.68
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Ethics in Business and Education
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Keywords
- moral hypocrisy, moral dissonance, self-presentation
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