Preliminary validation of a visioning ability scale

Psychological Reports

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 105-113

  Thoms, Peg ^a   Blasko, Dawn ^b  

^a BEHREND COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0008315750     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1999.85.1.105     Document Type: Article

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