Sex-related preferences for real and doll faces versus real and toy objects in young infants and adults

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 367-379

  Escudero, Paola ^a   Robbins, Rachel A ^b   Johnson, Scott P ^c  

^a WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Face preference; Faces; Infants; Real objects; Sex related preferences; Toys

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTS; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FACE; FACE PREFERENCE; FACES; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANTS; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REAL OBJECTS; RECREATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX-RELATED PREFERENCES; TOYS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULTS; FACE PREFERENCE; FACES; INFANTS; REAL OBJECTS; SEX-RELATED PREFERENCES; TOYS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881536556     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2013.07.001     Document Type: Article

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