Belief in the paranormal and suggestion in the seance room

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 285-297

  Wiseman, Richard ^a   Greening, Emma ^a   Smith, Matthew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b Hatfield Campus ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PARAPSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUGGESTION; VISUAL ILLUSION;

CULTURE; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; OPTICAL ILLUSIONS; PARAPSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUGGESTION;

EID: 0242642882     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000712603767876235     Document Type: Article

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