An own gender bias and the importance of hair in face recognition

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 101-114

  Wright, Daniel B ^a   Sladden, Benjamin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eyewitness; Face recognition; Gender bias; Memory; Own race bias

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FACE; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMAN; MALE; RECOGNITION; SEX DIFFERENCE; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; FACE; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0043076381     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-6918(03)00052-0     Document Type: Article

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