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Pretend You Are a Turtle: Children's Responses to Metaphorical versus Literal Relaxation Instructions

Michelle Heffner Department of Psychology, West Virginia University
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Laurie A. Greco Department of Psychology, West Virginia University
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Georg H. Eifert Psychology Department, Chapman University, Orange, CA
Pages 19-33 | Received 23 Nov 2001, Accepted 15 Mar 2002, Published online: 08 Sep 2008

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