Relation of tolerance of ambiguity to global and specific paranormal experience

Psychological Reports

Volumn 83, Issue 3 PART 1, 1998, Pages 807-818

  Houran, James ^a   Williams, Carl ^a  

^a NONE

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ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPSYCHOLOGY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPSYCHOLOGY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; STUDENTS;

EID: 0032254590     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1998.83.3.807     Document Type: Article

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