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Avoidance theory: The nature of innate responses and their interaction with acquired responses

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Commentary onMastersonFred A. and CrawfordMary (1982) The defense motivation system: A theory of avoidance behavior. BBS 5:661–696.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

Sam S. Rakover
Sam S. Rakover
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Department of Psychology, University of Haifa, Haifa 31999, Israel
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 7 , Issue 4 , December 1984 , pp. 752 - 753
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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