Color preferences in infants and adults are different

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 916-922

  Taylor, Chloe ^a   Schloss, Karen ^b   Palmer, Stephen E ^b   Franklin, Anna ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aesthetics; Cognitive development; Color; Visual perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COLOR VISION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLOR PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887531333     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13423-013-0411-6     Document Type: Article

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