The other-race effect does not rely on memory: Evidence from a matching task

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1473-1483

  Megreya, Ahmed M ^a   White, David ^b   Burton, A Mike ^c  

^a MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Face matching; Other race effect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EGYPT; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; METHODOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RACE; REACTION TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EGYPT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FACE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961034458     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470218.2011.575228     Document Type: Article

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