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The relationship between general and specific attribution of blame for a "serious" act and the role of personality

Marius Peersen, Gisli H. Gudjonsson, Jon Fridrik Sigurdsson Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AF England; The Prison and Probation Administration, Reykjavik, Iceland
Pages 25-30 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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