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The effect of divided attention on false memory depends on how memory is tested. / Dewhurst, Stephen A.; Barry, Christopher; Swannell, Ellen R. et al.
In: Memory and Cognition, Vol. 35, No. 4, 06.2007, p. 660-667.

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Dewhurst, SA, Barry, C, Swannell, ER, Holmes, SJ & Bathurst, GJ 2007, 'The effect of divided attention on false memory depends on how memory is tested.', Memory and Cognition, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 660-667. <http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/psocpubs/mrc/2007/00000035/00000004>

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Dewhurst, S. A., Barry, C., Swannell, E. R., Holmes, S. J., & Bathurst, G. J. (2007). The effect of divided attention on false memory depends on how memory is tested. Memory and Cognition, 35(4), 660-667. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/psocpubs/mrc/2007/00000035/00000004

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Dewhurst SA, Barry C, Swannell ER, Holmes SJ, Bathurst GJ. The effect of divided attention on false memory depends on how memory is tested. Memory and Cognition. 2007 Jun;35(4):660-667.

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Dewhurst, Stephen A. ; Barry, Christopher ; Swannell, Ellen R. et al. / The effect of divided attention on false memory depends on how memory is tested. In: Memory and Cognition. 2007 ; Vol. 35, No. 4. pp. 660-667.

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