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The Confusion of Fear and Surprise: A Developmental Study of the Perceptual-Attentional Limitation Hypothesis Using Eye Movements

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Pages 281-298 | Received 21 Apr 2015, Accepted 23 Jun 2015, Published online: 26 Sep 2015

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