Distinguishing mother-infant interaction from stranger-infant interaction at 2, 4, and 6 months of age

Infancy

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 158-171

  Bigelow, Ann E ^a   Power, Michelle ^a   McQuaid, Nancy ^a   Ward, Ashley ^a   Rochat, Philippe ^b  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GAZE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TOUCH; VIDEORECORDING; VOCALIZATION;

EID: 41749112007     PISSN: 15250008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15250000701795614     Document Type: Article

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