Sex differences in visual attention toward infant faces

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 280-287

  Cárdenas, Rodrigo A ^a   Harris, Lauren Julius ^b   Becker, Mark W ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Human evolution; Interest in infants; Sex differences; Visual attention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879160986     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2013.04.001     Document Type: Article

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