Age-related Changes in Children's Hedonic Response to Male Body Odor

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 670-679

  Stevenson, Richard J ^a   Repacholi, Betty M ^a,b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEX PHEROMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; ODOR; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBERTY; SOCIALIZATION; SWEAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; ODORS; PUBERTY; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SMELL; SOCIALIZATION; SWEAT;

EID: 0141642085     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.39.4.670     Document Type: Article

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