Social observation increases deontological judgments in moral dilemmas

@article{Lee2018SocialOI,
  title={Social observation increases deontological judgments in moral dilemmas},
  author={Minwoo Lee and Sunhae Sul and Hackjin Kim},
  journal={Evolution and Human Behavior},
  year={2018}
}
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