Who wants to believe? Associations between digit ratio (2D:4D) and paranormal and superstitious beliefs

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 105-109

  Voracek, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Digit ratio (2D:4D); Fluctuating asymmetry; Paranormal belief; Prenatal testosterone; Sex differences; Superstition

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349284647     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2009.01.051     Document Type: Article

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