Paranormal beliefs, schizotypy, and thinking styles among teachers and future teachers

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 93-102

  Genovese, Jeremy E C ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive style; Individual differences; Paranormal beliefs; Parapsychological phenomena; Personality correlates; Schizotypal personality disorder; Teacher attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444382745     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2004.12.008     Document Type: Article

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