Using Daily Horoscopes to Demonstrate Expectancy Confirmation

Teaching of Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 114-116

  Munro, Geoffrey D ^a   Munro, James E ^b  

^a ST MARY'S COLLEGE OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0034341253     PISSN: 00986283     EISSN: 15322802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15328023TOP2702_08     Document Type: Article

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