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The role of goal-generalization processes in the effects of grounded procedures
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 February 2021
Abstract
This commentary provides an interpretation of the effects of grounded procedures in terms of the goal-generalization processes involved in coping with negative feelings and identifies some implications that might not yet have been considered.
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