The development of dynamic facial expression recognition at different intensities in 4- to 18-year-olds

Social Development

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-92

  Montirosso, Rosario ^a   Peverelli, Milena ^a   Frigerio, Elisa ^b   Crespi, Monica ^c   Borgatti, Renato ^a,c  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b School of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dynamic stimuli; Emotion expressions labeling; Expression intensity; Normal development

Indexed keywords

EID: 74049135696     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: 14679507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2008.00527.x     Document Type: Article

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