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Peer reviewedBarrera, Mana E.; Maurer, Daphne – Child Development, 1981
Investigated three-month-olds' abilities to discriminate and recognize smiling and frowning expressions of mothers and strangers. Discrimination and recognition occurred regardless of the adult who was involved; however, more infants discriminated the mothers' expressions than the strangers', and boys looked at their mothers' faces longer than did…
Descriptors: Facial Expressions, Infant Behavior, Infants, Mothers
