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Jamie L Rhudy1, Klanci M McCabe, Amy E Williams

  • 1Department of Psychology, The University of Tulsa, 600 South College, Tulsa, OK 74104, USA. jamie-rhudy@utulsa.edu

International Journal of Psychophysiology : Official Journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology
|October 20, 2006
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