Cognitive Set and Coping Strategy Affect Mothers' Sensitivity to Infant Cries: A Signal Detection Approach

Child Development

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 760-772

  Donovan, Wilberta L ^a   Leavitt, Lewis A ^a   Walsh, Reghan O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 0031512088     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1997.tb01960.x     Document Type: Article

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