Psychology of Addictive Behaviors^®

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Stephen A. Maisto
Syracuse University

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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

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University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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Stephen A. Maisto, Editor
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
Department of Psychology
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Syracuse, NY 13244
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Bjork, R. A. (1989). Retrieval inhibition as an adaptive mechanism in human memory. In H. L. Roediger III & F. I. M. Craik (Eds.), Varieties of memory & consciousness (pp. 309–330). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

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