Gender recognition of human faces using color

Psychological Science

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1242-1246

  Nestor, Adrian ^a   Tarr, Michael J ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COLOR VISION; FACE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECOGNITION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

COLOR PERCEPTION; CUES; FACE; HUMANS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); RHODE ISLAND; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57649230153     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02232.x     Document Type: Article

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