Sensory Awareness versus Sensory Impression: Affect and Attention Interact to Produce Somatic Meaning

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1991, Pages 275-294

  Delia, Cioffi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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EID: 0001686092     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699939108411041     Document Type: Article

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