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Peer reviewedJones, Susan Scanlon – Developmental Psychology, 1985
Tested two models of the relationship between a hypothetical attachment mechanism and an incompatible motivation (a tendency to explore) by pitting two levels of attachment motivation against two levels of exploratory motivation among 15- to 18-month-old infants, alternating freely between play with novel toys at one end of the room and visits…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Attention Control, Behavior Patterns, Exploratory Behavior
