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Research Article

Setting aside mood-biased thoughts and judgements: theory-based bias correction / Apartar las opiniones y los pensamientos sesgados por el estado de ánimo: la corrección del sesgo basada en teoría

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Pages 623-651 | Received 25 Feb 2019, Accepted 25 Jun 2019, Published online: 27 Aug 2019

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