The weapons effect.

James Benjamin A Jr, Bushman BJ

DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.04.011
Published: 2018 Feb
Container: Current opinion in psychology
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.04.011,
  title = {The weapons effect.},
  author = {James Benjamin A Jr and Bushman BJ},
  year = {2018},
  journal = {Current opinion in psychology},
  doi = {10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.04.011},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.04.011}
}

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Jr, J. B. A., & BJ, B. (2018). The weapons effect.. Current opinion in psychology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.04.011

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