Sex differences in paranormal beliefs among undergraduate college students

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 475-483

  Vitulli, William F ^a   Luper, Stephanie L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0040595760     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.1998.87.2.475     Document Type: Article

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