Individual differences in face processing: Infants' scanning patterns and pupil dilations are influenced by the distribution of parental leave

Infancy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 79-101

  Gredebäck, Gustaf ^a   Eriksson, Malin ^a   Schmitow, Clara ^a   Laeng, Bruno ^b   Stenberg, Gunilla ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; EMOTION; EYE TRACKING; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GAZE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; INFANT; MALE; MYDRIASIS; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUPIL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 82555187986     PISSN: 15250008     EISSN: 15327078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7078.2011.00091.x     Document Type: Article

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