The development of attention to simple and complex visual stimuli in infants: Behavioral and psychophysiological measures

Developmental Review

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 203-219

  Richards, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Complex video stimuli; Heart rate; Infants; Psychophysiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952551344     PISSN: 02732297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dr.2010.03.005     Document Type: Review

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