The apparent reality of movies and emotional arousal: A study using physiological and self-report measures

Poetics

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 405-422

  Rooney, Brendan ^a   Benson, Ciarán ^a   Hennessy, Eilis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 84865558612     PISSN: 0304422X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.poetic.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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