Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to: Susana Santos and Carla Crespo Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação, Universidade de Coimbra, Rua do Colégio Novo, Apartado 6153, 3001-802 Coimbra, Portugal. E-mail: [email protected] Note. This research was supported by PEst-OE/PSI/UI0192/2011 Projecto Estratégico Instituto de Psicologia Cognitiva, Desenvolvimen...

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