EXTREMISTS OR BELIEVERS? RELIGIOUS SALIENCE, LITERALNESS, ATTRIBUTION STYLES AND ATTITUDES TOWARD THE DEATH PENALTY AMONG STUDENTS: AN EMPIRICAL EXAMINATION OF MAIN AND MODERATING EFFECTS

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