Title

Belief in the causative power of words as a manifestation of magical thinking in late childhood

Journal title

Polish Psychological Bulletin

Yearbook

2011

Issue

No 4

Authors

Bieńkowska, Agnieszka

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Humanistyczne i Społeczne

Publisher

Committee for Psychological Science PAS

Date

2011

Identifier

DOI: 10.2478/v10059-011-0029-3

Source

Polish Psychological Bulletin; 2011; No 4

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Aims and scope

Polish Psychological Bulletin (founded in 1970) is an official journal of Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee for Psychological Science.The journal publish a variety of papers, including empirical reports of experiments, surveys and field studies, theoretical articles, controversies and analytic papers on important psychological topics. Relevance for an international readership is our prominent goal, Polish Psychological Bulletin does not publish clinical case studies, or technical articles. Submissions from all domains of psychology are encouraged, especially those that address new developments and pursue innovative approaches.

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