Holistic processing for faces and cars in preschool-aged children and adults: Evidence from the composite effect

Developmental Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 236-248

  Cassia, Viola MacChi ^a   Picozzi, Marta ^a   Kuefner, Dana ^a   Bricolo, Emanuela ^a   Turati, Chiara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VISION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUTOMOBILES; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58449089875     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2008.00765.x     Document Type: Article

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