Age Differences in Online Processing of Video: An Eye Movement Study

Child Development

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 497-507

  Kirkorian, Heather L ^a   Anderson, Daniel R ^a   Keen, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPREHENSION; EYE FIXATION; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMITATION; INFANT; MALE; ORIENTATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TELEVISION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPREHENSION; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; MALE; ORIENTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TELEVISION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863399067     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2011.01719.x     Document Type: Article

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