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Semantic processing in "associative" false memory. / Brainerd, C. J.; Yang, C.; Reyna, V. F. et al.
In: Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, Vol. 15, No. 6, 12.2008, p. 1035-1053.

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Brainerd, CJ, Yang, C, Reyna, VF, Howe, ML & Mills, BA 2008, 'Semantic processing in "associative" false memory', Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, vol. 15, no. 6, pp. 1035-1053. https://doi.org/10.3758/PBR.15.6.1035

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Brainerd, C. J., Yang, C., Reyna, V. F., Howe, M. L., & Mills, B. A. (2008). Semantic processing in "associative" false memory. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 15(6), 1035-1053. https://doi.org/10.3758/PBR.15.6.1035

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Brainerd CJ, Yang C, Reyna VF, Howe ML, Mills BA. Semantic processing in "associative" false memory. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review. 2008 Dec;15(6):1035-1053. doi: 10.3758/PBR.15.6.1035

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Brainerd, C. J. ; Yang, C. ; Reyna, V. F. et al. / Semantic processing in "associative" false memory. In: Psychonomic Bulletin and Review. 2008 ; Vol. 15, No. 6. pp. 1035-1053.

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