Moderation of Mood Change after Subliminal Symbiotic Stimulation: Four Experiments Contributing to the further Demystification of Silverman's "Mommy and I Are One" Findings

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-54

  Sohlberg, Staffan ^a   Billinghurst, Alexandra ^a   Nylén, Sara ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 0005128595     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jrpe.1997.2199     Document Type: Article

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