The meaning of infants' looks: Information seeking and comfort seeking?

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 615-630

  Striano, Tricia ^a,b,c   Vaish, Amrisha ^a   Benigno, Joann P ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33748288136     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151005X67566     Document Type: Article

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