Are ESP and PK aspects of a unitary phenomenon? A preliminary test of the relationship between ESP and PK

Journal of Parapsychology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 343-366

  Roe, Chris A ^a   Davey, Russell ^a   Stevens, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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