The role of higher level adaptive coding mechanisms in the development of face recognition

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 229-238

  Pimperton, Hannah ^a   Pellicano, Elizabeth ^b,c   Jeffery, Linda ^c   Rhodes, Gillian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Aftereffect; Children; Development; Face perception; Face recognition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECOGNITION; UNITED KINGDOM; VISION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FACE; FEMALE; FIGURAL AFTEREFFECT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 67649502838     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2009.05.009     Document Type: Article

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