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Eye movements reveal rapid concurrent access to factual and counterfactual interpretations of the world

Heather J. Ferguson School of Psychology, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 939-961 | Received 14 Jan 2011, Accepted 18 Oct 2011, Published online: 07 Feb 2012

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