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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Morality is Supreme: The Roles of Morality, Fairness and Group Identity in the Ultimatum Paradigm

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Pages 2049-2065 | Received 19 Apr 2022, Accepted 26 Jul 2022, Published online: 09 Aug 2022

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