Infant preferences for infant-directed versus noninfant-directed playsongs and lullabies

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 83-92

  Trainor, Laurel J ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Infant directed singing; Lullaby; Music; Playsong; Preference

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029687408     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-6383(96)90046-6     Document Type: Article

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