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Attachment

Bob Marvin with his granddaughter Alex
Bob Marvin with his granddaughter Alex

How attached are you? Who are you attached to? What caused you to be that way?

It has been more than 40 years since Bob Marvin helped conduct landmark research on the psychology of attachment, and it’s critical role in human development.

Yet he says he is still discovering new insights every day.

Guest:
Robert S. Marvin, PhD - Research and Clinical Psychologist.  Founder and Executive Director of the Mary D. Ainsworth Child Parent Attachment Clinic.

Tom Graham was Senior Producer and host of WMRA's Virginia Insight from 2006 to 2015.