Confidence-accuracy calibration in absolute and relative face recognition judgments

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 156-172

  Weber, Nathan ^a   Brewer, Neil ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECOGNITION; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; VISION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 4644274875     PISSN: 1076898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-898X.10.3.156     Document Type: Review

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