Early and later experience with one younger sibling affects face processing abilities of 6-year-old children

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 160-165

  Cassia, Viola MacChi ^a   Proietti, Valentina ^a   Pisacane, Antonella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

children; experience; face age; face discrimination; face perception; face recognition; other age effect

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SIBLING; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL MEMORY; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 84876060636     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025412469175     Document Type: Article

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