Nasality of infant vocalizations determines gender bias in adult favorability ratings

Journal of Nonverbal Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 219-236

  Bloom, Kathleen ^a   Moore Schoenmakers, Karen ^b   Masataka, Nobuo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033447988     PISSN: 01915886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021317310745     Document Type: Article

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