Holistic processing of faces in preschool children and adults

Psychological Science

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 618-622

  Pellicano, Elizabeth ^a   Rhodes, Gillian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECOGNITION; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0346361703     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0956-7976.2003.psci_1474.x     Document Type: Article

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