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Part I - Foundations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 September 2020

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Jeffrey J. Lockman  and
Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda
Jeffrey J. Lockman
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Tulane University, Louisiana
Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda
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New York University
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The Cambridge Handbook of Infant Development
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