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==Common objects== Common comfort objects used by humans include: [[pacifier]]s; [[weighted blanket]]s; [[worry beads]]; and [[good luck charm]]s. In Japan, pillows are commonly used by Japanese youth as "security objects".<ref>{{cite book |last=Galbraith |first=Patrick W. |title=[[The Otaku Encyclopedia|The Otaku Encyclopedia: An Insider's Guide to the Subculture of Cool Japan]] |year=2009| publisher=Kodansha International |location=Tokyo |isbn=9784770031013}}</ref> Using crib cards (notes) during exams can be considered a comfort object for students.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Burns |first=Kathleen C. |date=January 2014 |title=Security Blanket or Crutch? Crib Card Usage Depends on Students' Abilities |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0098628313514181 |journal=Teaching of Psychology |language=en |volume=41 |issue=1 |pages=66β68 |doi=10.1177/0098628313514181 |s2cid=145513269 |issn=0098-6283|url-access=subscription }}</ref>
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