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Imagining the purpose of imagery

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Robert P. Abelson
Robert P. Abelson
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Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, Conn. 06520
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 2 , Issue 4 , December 1979 , pp. 548 - 549
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