More than just another face in the crowd: Superior detection of threatening facial expressions in children and adults

Developmental Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 305-313

  Lobue, Vanessa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANGER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; HUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; REACTION TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANGER; ATTENTION; CHILD; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; HUMANS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME;

EID: 58449088519     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2008.00767.x     Document Type: Article

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