Differing processing abilities for specific face properties in mid-childhood and adulthood

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue FEB, 2012, Pages

  Kadosh, Kathrin Cohen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive strategies; Development; Face processing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867124934     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00400     Document Type: Article

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