Context-induced paranormal experiences: Support for Houran and Lange's model of haunting phenomena

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 84, Issue 3 PART II, 1997, Pages 1455-1458

  Lange, Rense ^a   Houran, James ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PARAPSYCHOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SUGGESTION;

ADULT; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PARAPSYCHOLOGY; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; SUGGESTION;

EID: 0031155849     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.1997.84.3c.1455     Document Type: Article

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