Gradual improvement in fine-grained sensitivity to triadic gaze after 6 years of age

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 299-318

  Vida, Mark D ^a   Maurer, Daphne ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Eye gaze; Face perception; Gaze following; Perceptual development; Spatial vision; Triadic gaze

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EYE FIXATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCULOGRAPHY; PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EYE MOVEMENT MEASUREMENTS; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859631368     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2011.08.009     Document Type: Article

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