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Bilingual Journal of Environmental Psychology / Revista Bilingüee de Psicología Ambiental
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Effects of the COVID-19 lockdowns on aesthetic and affective evaluations of natural and urban scenes (Efectos de los confinamientos COVID-19 sobre las evaluaciones estéticas y afectivas de escenas naturales y urbanas)

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Pages 377-408 | Received 07 May 2021, Accepted 12 Apr 2022, Published online: 21 Sep 2022

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