Return of the candy witch: Individual differences in acceptance and stability of belief in a novel fantastical being

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 953-970

  Boerger, Elizabeth A ^a   Tullos, Ansley ^b   Woolley, Jacqueline D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EGO; FANTASY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MAGIC; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURE; FANTASY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MAGIC; MALE; REALITY TESTING;

EID: 74049135280     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151008X398557     Document Type: Article

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