Development of preference for conspecific faces in human infants

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 979-985

  Sanefuji, Wakako ^a   Wada, Kazuko ^b   Yamamoto, Tomoka ^a   Mohri, Ikuko ^a   Taniike, Masako ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Categorization; Conspecifics; Infants; Preference

Indexed keywords

ANCESTRY GROUP; ANIMAL; ATTENTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE MOVEMENT; FACE; FEMALE; HAPLORHINI; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EYE MOVEMENTS; FACE; FEMALE; HAPLORHINI; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84897960223     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035205     Document Type: Article

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