Processes of Visual Self-Recognition in Infants: Experimental Induction of 'Mirror' Experience via Video Self-image Presentation

Infant and Child Development

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 173-187

  Vyt, Andre ^a  

^a Department of Physiotherapy   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Mirror training; Object permanence; Self awareness; Self recognition; Spatial knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035733512     PISSN: 15227227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/icd.277     Document Type: Article

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