Perceptual expertise with objects predicts another hallmark of face perception

Journal of Vision

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1-12

  McGugin, Rankin Williams ^a   Gauthier, Isabel ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Face perception; Perceptual expertise; Spatial frequency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE;

FACE; FEMALE; FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERCEPTUAL DISTORTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SPACE PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956430953     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/10.4.15     Document Type: Article

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