Behavioral Reactivity and Approach-Withdrawal Bias in Infancy

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1491-1496

  Hane, Amie Ashley ^a   Fox, Nathan A ^b   Henderson, Heather A ^c   Marshall, Peter J ^d  

^a WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Department of Biology

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

approach withdrawal bias; frontal EEG asymmetry; temperament

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONFLICT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRONTAL LOBE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TEMPERAMENT;

AGE FACTORS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 54849416555     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0012855     Document Type: Article

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