Face recognition across varying poses in 7- and 9-month-old infants: The role of facial expression

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 417-426

  Gross, Cornelia ^a   Schwarzer, Gudrun ^b  

^a University of Education Schwäbisch Gmünd   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

emotional expression; face recognition; infants; perceptual development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RECOGNITION;

EID: 77956248221     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025409350364     Document Type: Article

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