Developmental changes in perceptions of attractiveness: A role of experience?

Developmental Science

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 530-543

  Cooper, Philip A ^a   Geldart, Sybil S ^a,b   Mondloch, Catherine J ^c   Maurer, Daphne ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ESTHETICS; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESTHETICS; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33746811413     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2006.00520.x     Document Type: Article

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