Developmental Dynamics of Emotion and Cognition Processes in Preschoolers

Child Development

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 346-360

  Blankson, A Nayena ^a   O'Brien, Marion ^b   Leerkes, Esther M ^b   Marcovitch, Stuart ^b   Calkins, Susan D ^b   Weaver, Jennifer Miner ^b  

^a SPELMAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VISION;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84872978900     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2012.01841.x     Document Type: Article

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