Superstitious behavior among American and Japanese professional baseball players

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 71-76

  Burger, Jerry M ^a   Lynn, Amy L ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 16244380168     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324834basp2701_7     Document Type: Article

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