Making of a face: Role of facial physiognomy, skin tone, and color presentation mode in evaluations of racial typicality

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 66-81

  Stepanova, Elena ^a   Strube, Michael ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gray scale; Physiognomy; Racial categorization; Racial typicality; Skin color

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DECISION MAKING; ETHNIC GROUP; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PIGMENTATION; SKIN;

ADOLESCENT; COMPUTERS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; PIGMENTATION; SKIN; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63149099901     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/SOCP.149.1.66-81     Document Type: Article

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