Reducing the own-race bias in face recognition by shifting attention

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 996-1002

  Hills, Peter J ^a,b   Lewis, Michael B ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ETHNIC GROUP; FACE; HUMAN; RECOGNITION; SELF CONCEPT;

ATTENTION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FACE; HUMANS; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 33646758171     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210600654750     Document Type: Article

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