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Does the Experimenter Presence Affect Verbal Working Memory?

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|Sep 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/joc.461 | Journal eISSN: 2514-4820
Language: English
Submitted on: Apr 9, 2025
Accepted on: Aug 23, 2025
Published on: Sep 2, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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