Emerging Sensitivity to Socially Complex Expressions: A Unique Role for Adolescence?

Child Development Perspectives

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 84-90

  Garcia, Natalie V ^a   Scherf, K Suzanne ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Emotion; Face processing; Facial expressions; Pubertal development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928585173     PISSN: 17508592     EISSN: 17508606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdep.12114     Document Type: Article

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