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Eleanor R. Adair, Joseph C. Stevens, Lawrence E. Marks, Thermally Induced Pain, the Dol Scale, and the Psychophysical Power Law, The American Journal of Psychology, Vol. 81, No. 2 (Jun., 1968), pp. 147-164
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