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Original Articles

Allocation of Attentional Resources in Posthypnotic Suggestion

Nutzung von Aufmerksamkeitsressourcen bei posthypnotischen Suggestionen

Irene P. Tobis und John F. Kihlstrom

Affectation des ressources attentionnelles dans la suggestion post-hypnotique

Irene P. Tobis et John F. Kihlstrom

Distribución de los recursos atencionales en la sugestión posthipnótica

Irene P. Tobis y John F. Kihlstrom

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Pages 367-382 | Received 08 Jul 2009, Accepted 18 Jan 2010, Published online: 25 Aug 2010

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