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Studies in Synesthetic Thinking: II. The Rôle Of Form In Visual Responses To Music

T. F. Karwoski Department of Psychology, Dartmouth College Hanover, New Hampshire
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H. S. Odbert Department of Psychology, Dartmouth College Hanover, New Hampshire
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C. E. Osgood Department of Psychology, Dartmouth College Hanover, New Hampshire
Pages 199-222 | Published online: 13 Nov 2012

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