On the nature of implicit soul beliefs: When the past weighs more than the present

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 394-404

  Anglin, Stephanie M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Afterlife; Beliefs; Development; Implicit measures; Religion; Soul

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CHARACTERISTIC; MALE;

ADOLESCENT; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84930588276     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: 20448309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjso.12094     Document Type: Article

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