Preschoolers' Attention to and Memory for Attachment-Relevant Information

Child Development

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1143-1153

  Kirsh, Steven J ^a   Cassidy, Jude ^b  

^a WASHBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECALL; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 0031302541     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1997.tb01990.x     Document Type: Article

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