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The importance of context: Evidence that contextual representations increase intrusive memories

✍ Scribed by David G. Pearson; Fiona D.C. Ross; Victoria L. Webster

Book ID: 116617565
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 2012
Tongue: English
Weight: 311 KB
Volume: 43
Category: Article
ISSN: 0005-7916
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2011.07.009

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