The affective significance of skin conductance activity during a difficult problem-solving task

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 481-504

  Pecchinenda, Anna ^a,c   Smith, Craig A ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

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EID: 0000413484     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026999396380123     Document Type: Article

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