The effects of spatial frequency overlap on face recognition

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 956-979

  Liu, Chang Hong ^a   Collin, Charles A ^a   Rainville, Stéphane J M ^a   Chaudhuri, Avi ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0034197931     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.26.3.956     Document Type: Article

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