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Deviant and guilt-ridden: computing within psychological limits

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Deviant and guilt-ridden: computing within psychological limits. / Knowles, Brandin Hanson; Eriksson, Elina.
In: First Monday, Vol. 20, No. 8, 03.08.2015.

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Knowles, BH & Eriksson, E 2015, 'Deviant and guilt-ridden: computing within psychological limits', First Monday, vol. 20, no. 8. https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v20i8.6127

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Knowles, B. H., & Eriksson, E. (2015). Deviant and guilt-ridden: computing within psychological limits. First Monday, 20(8). https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v20i8.6127

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Knowles BH, Eriksson E. Deviant and guilt-ridden: computing within psychological limits. First Monday. 2015 Aug 3;20(8). doi: 10.5210/fm.v20i8.6127

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Knowles, Brandin Hanson ; Eriksson, Elina. / Deviant and guilt-ridden : computing within psychological limits. In: First Monday. 2015 ; Vol. 20, No. 8.

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