Contamination without contact: An examination of intention-based contagion
Contagion refers to the belief that individuals or objects can acquire the essence of a particular source, such as a disgusting product or an immoral person, through physical contact. This paper documents beliefs in a "contact-free" form of contagion whereby an object is thought to inherit...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2016-11-01
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Series: | Judgment and Decision Making |
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Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1930297500004770/type/journal_article |