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Story contexts increase susceptibility to the DRM illusion in 5-year-olds.

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Story contexts increase susceptibility to the DRM illusion in 5-year-olds. / Dewhurst, Stephen A.; Pursglove, Rhian C.; Lewis, Charlie.
In: Developmental Science, Vol. 10, No. 3, 05.2007, p. 374-378.

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Dewhurst, SA, Pursglove, RC & Lewis, C 2007, 'Story contexts increase susceptibility to the DRM illusion in 5-year-olds.', Developmental Science, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 374-378. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7687.2007.00592.x

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Dewhurst, S. A., Pursglove, R. C., & Lewis, C. (2007). Story contexts increase susceptibility to the DRM illusion in 5-year-olds. Developmental Science, 10(3), 374-378. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7687.2007.00592.x

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Dewhurst SA, Pursglove RC, Lewis C. Story contexts increase susceptibility to the DRM illusion in 5-year-olds. Developmental Science. 2007 May;10(3):374-378. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2007.00592.x

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Dewhurst, Stephen A. ; Pursglove, Rhian C. ; Lewis, Charlie. / Story contexts increase susceptibility to the DRM illusion in 5-year-olds. In: Developmental Science. 2007 ; Vol. 10, No. 3. pp. 374-378.

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