Non-Reflective thinkers are predisposed to attribute supernatural causation to uncanny experiences

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 955-961

  Bouvet, Romain ^a   Bonnefon, Jean Françs ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Cognitive style; Dual process theories; Intuition; Paranormal beliefs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTUITION; MALE; PARAPSYCHOLOGY; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUITION; MALE; PARAPSYCHOLOGY; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930699900     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167215585728     Document Type: Article

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