How is willpower possible? The puzzle of synchronic self-control and the divided mind

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Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 41-74

  Sripada, Chandra Sekhar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 84892985891     PISSN: 00294624     EISSN: 14680068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0068.2012.00870.x     Document Type: Article

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