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The Instructed Task-Switch Evaluation Effect: Is the Instruction to Switch Tasks Sufficient to Dislike Task Switch Cues? Cover

The Instructed Task-Switch Evaluation Effect: Is the Instruction to Switch Tasks Sufficient to Dislike Task Switch Cues?

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|Jan 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/joc.90 | Journal eISSN: 2514-4820
Language: English
Submitted on: Apr 26, 2019
Accepted on: Nov 5, 2019
Published on: Jan 7, 2020
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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