An angry volcano? Reminders of death and anthropomorphizing nature

Social Cognition

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 190-197

  Norenzayan, Ara ^a   Hansen, Ian G ^a   Cady, Jasmine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 61649114217     PISSN: 0278016X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/soco.2008.26.2.190     Document Type: Article

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