Vitalism, purpose and superstition

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-44

  Lindeman, Marjaana ^a,b   Saher, Marieke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NONE   (Finland)

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EID: 33846968455     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000712606X101808     Document Type: Article

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