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International Journal of Psychology & Behavior Analysis Volume 1 (2015), Article ID 1:IJPBA-101, 7 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2455-3867/2015/101
Research Article
Exploring Emotional `Dialogues' in Spontaneous Twin Infant-Mother Interaction

Maria Markodimitraki1 and Theano Kokkinaki2*

1Department of Preschool Education, University of Crete, Rethymnon, 74 100 Gallos, Greece
2Department of Psychology, University of Crete, Rethymnon, 74 100 Gallos, Greece
Dr. Theano Kokkinaki, Department of Psychology, University of Crete, Rethymnon, 74 100 Gallos, Greece, Tel:++30-8310-77536; Fax: ++30-8310-77578; E-mail: kokkinaki@uoc.grs
28 June 2014; 25 October 2014; 04 January 2015
Markodimitraki M, Kokkinaki T (2015) Exploring Emotional `Dialogues' in Spontaneous Twin Infant-mother Interaction. Int J Psychol Behav Anal 1: 101. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2455-3867/2015/101

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