A happy story: Developmental changes in children's sensitivity to facial expressions of varying intensities

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 67-86

  Gao, Xiaoqing ^a   Maurer, Daphne ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Development; Facial expression; Intensity; Misidentification; Morphing; Threshold

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANGER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECOGNITION; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANGER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; MALE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954033308     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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