Perceived warmth and competence of others shape voluntary deceptive behaviour in a morally relevant setting.
The temptation to deceive others compares to a moral dilemma: it involves a conflict between the temptation to obtain some benefit and the desire to conform to personal and social moral norms or avoid aversive social consequences. Thus, people might feel different levels of emotional and moral confl...
| Published in: | British Journal of Psychology Vol. 109; no. 1; pp. 25 - 45 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Feb2018
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