The recognition of mentalistic agents in infancy

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 22-28

  Johnson, Susan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSION; CONDITIONING; DEVELOPMENT; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INFANT; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECOGNITION; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 0033967660     PISSN: 13646613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6613(99)01414-X     Document Type: Review

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