Adults' preferences for side-of-hold as portrayed in paintings of the Madonna and Child

Laterality

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 590-617

  Harris, Lauren Julius ^a   Cardenas, Rodrigo Andrés ^a   Spradlin Jr , Michael P ^a   Almerigi, Jason B ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aesthetics; Art; Infants; Laterality; Madonna and Child; Mothers; Side of hold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; GENDER; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PAINTING;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ESTHETICS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PAINTINGS; PORTRAITS AS TOPIC; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SYMBOLISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70450206801     PISSN: 1357650X     EISSN: 14640678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13576500902745781     Document Type: Article

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