Evidence for a contact-based explanation of the own-age bias in face recognition

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 264-269

  Harrison, Virginia ^a   Hole, Graham J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; SELF CONCEPT; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; AGING; ATTENTION; CHILD; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PEER GROUP; REACTION TIME; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66849113774     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/PBR.16.2.264     Document Type: Article

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