The bonnie baby: Experimentally manipulated temperament affects perceived cuteness and motivation to view infant faces

Developmental Science

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 257-269

  Parsons, Christine E ^a,b   Young, Katherine S ^a,b   Bhandari, Ritu ^c   van Ijzendoorn, Marinus H ^c   Bakermans Kranenburg, Marian J ^c   Stein, Alan ^a   Kringelbach, Morten L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; EMOTION; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; REWARD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TEMPERAMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; EMOTIONS; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; REWARD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TEMPERAMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894498783     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/desc.12112     Document Type: Article

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