Choice, Free Will, and Religion

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 67-82

  Baumeister, Roy F ^a   Bauer, Isabelle M ^a   Lloyd, Stuart A ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

choice; culture; free will; religion; self control

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952531685     PISSN: 19411022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018455     Document Type: Article

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