Why mix-ups don't happen in the nursery: Evidence for an experience-based interpretation of the other-age effect

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1099-1107

  Cassia, Viola MacChi ^a   Picozzi, Marta ^a   Kuefner, Dana ^a   Casati, Monica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Experience; Face age; Face recognition; Inversion effect; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSERY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSERIES; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 67650390479     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210802617654     Document Type: Article

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