Patterns of Thinking in Militant Extremism

Perspectives on Psychological Science

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 256-271

  Saucier, Gerard ^a   Akers, Laura Geuy ^a   Shen Miller, Seraphine ^a   Kneževié, Goran ^b   Stankov, Lazar ^c  

^a University of Oregno   (Singapore)

^b University of Belgrade   (Singapore)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 84993736085     PISSN: 17456916     EISSN: 17456924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6924.2009.01123.x     Document Type: Article

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