Video versus reality: Infants' attention and affective responses to video and live presentations

Media Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 418-441

  Diener, Marissa L ^a   Pierroutsakos, Sophia L ^b   Troseth, Georgene L ^c   Roberts, Anna ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b St Louis Community College   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 52149120495     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15213260802103003     Document Type: Article

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