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  1. Singapore Management University, Singapore, Singapore

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    Jose C. Yong

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Aziz, I.A.S.B., Yong, J.C. (2019). Boredom as an Adaptation. In: Shackelford, T., Weekes-Shackelford, V. (eds) Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_3840-1

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