Sex differences in neonates' cuddliness

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 332-342

  Benenson, Joyce F ^a,a   Philippoussis, Maria ^a   Leeb, Rebecca ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PERCEPTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; VISION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0033193472     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221329909595403     Document Type: Article

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