Probabilistic reasoning, affirmative bias and belief in precognitive dreams

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-83

  Blagrove, Mark ^a   French, Christopher C ^b   Jones, Gareth ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DREAM; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTERVIEW; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BELIEF;

EID: 32344438145     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1165     Document Type: Article

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