Evidence that analytic cognitive style influences religious belief: Comment on Razmyar and Reeve (2013)

Intelligence

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 21-26

  Pennycook, Gordon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive ability; Cognitive style; Dual process theories; Religiosity; Religious belief

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892845676     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2013.12.005     Document Type: Review

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