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A sham drug improves a demanding prospective memory task

Sophie Parker School of Psychology, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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Maryanne Garry School of Psychology, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New ZealandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Gilles O. Einstein Department of Psychology, Furman University, Greenville, SC, USA
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Mark A. McDaniel Department of Psychology, Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA
Pages 606-612 | Received 03 Jan 2011, Accepted 25 Apr 2011, Published online: 15 Sep 2011

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