Individual Differences in (Non-Visual) Processing Style Predict the Face Inversion Effect

Cognitive Science

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 373-384

  Wyer, Natalie A ^a   Martin, Douglas ^b   Pickup, Tracey ^a   Neil Macrae, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum quotient; Configural versus feature based processing; Face inversion effect

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RECOGNITION; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; ORIENTATION; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84857980781     PISSN: 03640213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-6709.2011.01224.x     Document Type: Article

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