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The directed attention model of infant social cognition. / Reid, Vincent M.; Striano, Tricia.
In: European Journal of Developmental Psychology, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2007, p. 100-110.

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Reid, VM & Striano, T 2007, 'The directed attention model of infant social cognition', European Journal of Developmental Psychology, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 100-110. https://doi.org/10.1080/17405620601005648

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Reid, V. M., & Striano, T. (2007). The directed attention model of infant social cognition. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 4(1), 100-110. https://doi.org/10.1080/17405620601005648

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Reid VM, Striano T. The directed attention model of infant social cognition. European Journal of Developmental Psychology. 2007;4(1):100-110. doi: 10.1080/17405620601005648

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Reid, Vincent M. ; Striano, Tricia. / The directed attention model of infant social cognition. In: European Journal of Developmental Psychology. 2007 ; Vol. 4, No. 1. pp. 100-110.

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