The glasses stereotype revisited: Effects of eyeglasses on perception, recognition, and impression of faces

Swiss Journal of Psychology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 211-222

  Leder, Helmut ^a   Forster, Michael ^a   Gerger, Gernot ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Distinctiveness; Eyeglasses; Face perception; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855641482     PISSN: 14210185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1421-0185/a000059     Document Type: Article

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