Gaze as social control: How very young children differentiate "The look" from a "mere look" by their adult caregivers

Research on Language and Social Interaction

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 417-449

  Kidwell, Mardi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

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EID: 32944473988     PISSN: 08351813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327973rlsi3804_2     Document Type: Review

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