The possibility of a science of experience: An examination of some conceptual problems facing the study of consciousness

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 535-542

  Valentine, Elizabeth R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033448643     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000712699161611     Document Type: Article

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