The own-age face recognition bias in children and adults

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-23

  Hills, Peter J ^a   Lewis, Michael B ^b  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Face perception in children; Face recognition; Own age bias; Own race bias; Perceptual development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECOGNITION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651376183     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470218.2010.537926     Document Type: Article

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