Recognition of faces of ingroup and outgroup children and adults

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 187-206

  Corenblum, B ^a   Meissner, Christian A ^b  

^a BRANDON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross race effect; Eyewitness identification; Other race effect; Own group bias; Own race bias

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; ETHNIC GROUP; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; RECALL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION; CHILD; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; ETHNIC GROUPS; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PEER GROUP; REACTION TIME; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 33644778917     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2005.09.001     Document Type: Article

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