A sex difference in facial contrast and its exaggeration by cosmetics

Perception

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1211-1219

  Russell, Richard ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; ESTHETICS; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; BEAUTY; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; COSMETICS; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHTING; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75349114462     PISSN: 03010066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/p6331     Document Type: Article

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