Superior detection of threat-relevant stimuli in infancy

Developmental Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 221-228

  Lobue, Vanessa ^a   Deloache, Judy S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SNAKE; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ATTENTION; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SNAKES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 72249086621     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2009.00872.x     Document Type: Article

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