Familiar face recognition as a function of distance and illumination: A practical tool for use in the courtroom

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 87-97

  De Jong, Marloes ^a   Wagenaar, Willem A ^a,b   Wolters, Gezinus ^b   Verstijnen, Ilse M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Distance; Face Recognition; Familiar Face; Illumination

Indexed keywords

EID: 12344318280     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160410001715123     Document Type: Article

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