Holistic processing predicts face recognition

Psychological Science

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 464-471

  Richler, Jennifer J ^a   Cheung, Olivia S ^b   Gauthier, Isabel ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

face perception; holistic processing; individual differences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; RECOGNITION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 79954486001     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797611401753     Document Type: Article

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