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Bradbury earned his ba in psychobiology from hamilton college, his ma in general psychology from wake forest university, and his phd in clinical psychology from the university of illinois. Choose from 500 different sets of intimate relationships flashcards on quizlet. Intimate relationships chapter 1 flashcards quizlet. He has been teaching a course in close relationships for over 25 years, and he won the 2008 teaching award from the international association for relationship research primarily as a result of this book. This book gives an overview of studies done by social scientists on the topic of human intimate relationships.
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