The Role and Mechanisms of Steroid Hormones in Approach-Avoidance Behavior

Handbook of Approach and Avoidance Motivation

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 109-126

  Frye, Cheryl A ^a   Rhodes, Madeline E ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203888148-15     Document Type: Chapter

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