Calculating the attentional orientation of an unfamiliar agent in infancy

Cognitive Development

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 24-37

  Johnson, Susan C ^a   Bolz, Matthias ^a   Carter, Erin ^a   Mandsanger, John ^a   Teichner, Alisha ^a   Zettler, Patricia ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agents; Attentional orientation; Eyes; Gaze following; Infancy; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949159205     PISSN: 08852014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2007.09.002     Document Type: Article

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