The Power of Kawaii: Viewing Cute Images Promotes a Careful Behavior and Narrows Attentional Focus

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Hiroshi Nittono ,

* E-mail: nittono@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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Michiko Fukushima,

Affiliation Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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Akihiro Yano,

Affiliation Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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Hiroki Moriya

Affiliation Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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Reader Comments

to state the number of counts vocally
http://plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0046362#pone-0046362-g002

This part should be "wrote down the number of counts on a separate sheet." I'm sorry for this mistake.

No competing interests declared.

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