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Original Articles

Repeated Exposure to Daytime Soap Opera and Shifts in Moral Judgment Toward Social Convention

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Pages 621-640 | Received 26 Jan 2009, Accepted 04 Dec 2009, Published online: 15 Dec 2010

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