Do all kids look alike? Evidence for an other-age effect in adults

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 811-817

  Kuefner, Dana ^a   Cassia, Viola Macchi ^a   Picozzi, Marta ^a   Bricolo, Emanuela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Experience; Face age; Face recognition; Inversion effect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RACE; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 58149126279     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.34.4.811     Document Type: Article

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