Babies in traffic: Infant vocalizations and listener sex modulate auditory motion perception

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 775-783

  Neuhoff, John G ^a   Hamilton, Grace R ^a   Gittleson, Amanda L ^a   Mejia, Adolfo ^a  

^a 931 College Mall   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory looming; Emotion; Infant vocalizations; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; CRYING; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUND DETECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CRYING; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOUND LOCALIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897964085     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035071     Document Type: Article

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