Relationships between locus of control and paranormal beliefs

Psychological Reports

Volumn 94, Issue 3 II, 2004, Pages 1261-1266

  Newby, Robert W ^a,b   Davis, Jessica Boyette ^a  

^a TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Box T 0820 ^*  (United States)

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EID: 4644249670     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.94.3c.1261-1266     Document Type: Article

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