Cognitive influences on the perception of somatic change during a feigned chemical release

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 463-486

  Lange, Lori J ^a,c   Fleming, Raymond ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

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EID: 22544478769     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2005.tb02131.x     Document Type: Review

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