Silhouetted face profiles: A new methodology for face perception research

Journal of Vision

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Davidenko, Nicolas ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Face models; Face perception; Face silhouettes; Silhouetted face profiles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ESTHETICS; FACE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RESEARCH; VISION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ESTHETICS; FACE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RESEARCH; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33947661397     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/7.4.6     Document Type: Article

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