An experimental investigation of odd beliefs: Individual differences in non-normative belief conviction

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 527-538

  Lecci, Len ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Belief conviction; Experimental task; MIS; PAS; Psychosis proneness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034259363     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(99)00212-3     Document Type: Article

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