Need for cognition and irrational beliefs

Psychological Reports

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 685-690

  Mahoney, John M ^a   Kaufman, Douglas ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT; THINKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; THINKING;

EID: 0031255236     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1997.81.2.685     Document Type: Article

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