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Observer's reaction to the "innocent victim": Compassion or rejection?

1966900 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Melvin J. Lerner · Kentucky Department of Education

Carolyn H. Simmons

Topics & Keywords

Psychology of Social Influence Deception detection and forensic psychology Crime, Deviance, and Social Control

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Gender equality

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volume 4, Issue 2, pp. 203-210

DOI: 10.1037/h0023562

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 33.44

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