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Learning theory and infantile attachment: a re-evaluation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

Richard H. Passman
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisc. 53201
Roderick E. Adams
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisc. 53201

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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