Face inversion and contrast-reversal effects across development: In contrast to the expertise theory

Developmental Science

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 246-260

  Itier, Roxane J ^a   Taylor, Margot J ^b  

^a ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MEMORY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 1842587732     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2004.00342.x     Document Type: Article

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