Comprehensive review of biorhythm theory.
Biorhythm theory which became popular with the general public in the late 1960s held that three different biorhythm cycles influenced three different general aspects of human behavior. There was a 23-day cycle which influenced physical aspects of behavior. A 28-day cycle influenced emotions and a...
| Publicado en: | Psychological Reports Vol. 83; no. 1; pp. 19 - 65 |
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Ammons Scientific, Ltd.
August 1998
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