Interested experts, confused novices: Art expertise and the knowledge emotions

Empirical Studies of the Arts

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 107-115

  Silvia, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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EID: 84884192505     PISSN: 02762374     EISSN: 15414493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/EM.31.1.f     Document Type: Article

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