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International Journal of Social Psychology
Revista de Psicología Social
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Research Papers / Artículos de Investigación

Going for broke. From desire for illusion and the illusion of desire / De perdidos, al río. Del deseo a la ilusión y la ilusión del deseo

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Pages 502-531 | Received 05 Mar 2013, Accepted 13 May 2013, Published online: 14 Nov 2014

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