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Depressive Realism and Outcome Density Bias in Contingency Judgments: The Effect of the Context and Intertrial Interval

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Depressive Realism and Outcome Density Bias in Contingency Judgments: The Effect of the Context and Intertrial Interval. / Msetfi, Rachel M.; Murphy, Robin A.; Simpson, Jane et al.
In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, Vol. 134, No. 1, 06.06.2005, p. 10-22.

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Msetfi, RM, Murphy, RA, Simpson, J & Kornbrot, KDE 2005, 'Depressive Realism and Outcome Density Bias in Contingency Judgments: The Effect of the Context and Intertrial Interval', Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, vol. 134, no. 1, pp. 10-22. https://doi.org/10.1037/0096-3445.134.1.10

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Msetfi, R. M., Murphy, R. A., Simpson, J., & Kornbrot, K. D. E. (2005). Depressive Realism and Outcome Density Bias in Contingency Judgments: The Effect of the Context and Intertrial Interval. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 134(1), 10-22. https://doi.org/10.1037/0096-3445.134.1.10

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Msetfi RM, Murphy RA, Simpson J, Kornbrot KDE. Depressive Realism and Outcome Density Bias in Contingency Judgments: The Effect of the Context and Intertrial Interval. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. 2005 Jun 6;134(1):10-22. Epub 2005 Feb. doi: 10.1037/0096-3445.134.1.10

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Msetfi, Rachel M. ; Murphy, Robin A. ; Simpson, Jane et al. / Depressive Realism and Outcome Density Bias in Contingency Judgments : The Effect of the Context and Intertrial Interval. In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. 2005 ; Vol. 134, No. 1. pp. 10-22.

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