Perceptual adaptation to facial asymmetries

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 503-508

  Rhodes, Gillian ^a   Louw, Kim ^a   Evangelista, Emma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; ESTHETICS; FACE ASYMMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; BEAUTY; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FACIAL ASYMMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERCEPTUAL DISTORTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650520071     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/PBR.16.3.503     Document Type: Article

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