The relationship between intelligence and multiple domains of religious belief: Evidence from a large adult US sample

Intelligence

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 468-472

  Lewis, Gary J ^a   Ritchie, Stuart J ^a   Bates, Timothy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fundamentalism; Intelligence; Openness; Religiosity; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 81455141357     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2011.08.002     Document Type: Article

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