Subjective experience: Its conceptual status, method of investigation, and psychological significance

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 133, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 469-485

  Richardson, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 0042278874     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223989909599756     Document Type: Article

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