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Martin, Pearl Y. and Hamilton, Victoria E. and McKimmie, Blake M. and

Terry, Deborah J. and Martin, Robin L. (2006) Effects of caffeine on persuasion
and attitude change: The role of secondary tasks in manipulating systematic
message processing. European Journal of Social Psychology 37(2):pp. 320-338.
Copyright 2006 John Wiley & Sons
Accessed from: https://eprints.qut.edu.au/secure/00004304/01/Martin_et_al.pdf


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