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The research reported here was supported in part by funds associated with the Faculty Research Summer Support Award, The Graduate School and Office of Research, The University of Mississippi. I thank Elaine Bond for helpful comments and critical reading of drafts of this article and Shannon M. Cook, Emily Garland, Russell L. Kolts, Lisa K. Koch, Brandon R. Olive, and Jessica Yoste for their help with data collection.
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Marilyn Mendolia at Department of Psychology, The University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677. E-mail:[email protected].
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