Asymmetrical genetic attributions for the presence and absence of health problems.
Recent research has suggested that people more readily make genetic attributions for positively valenced or desirable traits than for negatively valenced or undesirable traits—an asymmetry that may be mediated by perceptions that positive characteristics are more 'natural' than negative ones. This r...
| Publicado en: | Psychology & Health Vol. 39; no. 7; pp. 839 - 858 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jul2024
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