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Beyond interactionism: A transactional approach to behavioral development

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

David B. Miller
David B. Miller
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Department of Psychology and Center tor the Ecological Study of Perception and Action, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn. 06268
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 11 , Issue 4 , December 1988 , pp. 641 - 642
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