Race-Based Perceptual Asymmetry in Face Processing Is Evident Early in Life

Infancy

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 578-590

  Hayden, Angela ^a   Bhatt, Ramesh S ^a   Kangas, Ashley ^a   Zieber, Nicole ^a   Joseph, Jane E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RACE; RECOGNITION;

EID: 84864552617     PISSN: 15250008     EISSN: 15327078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7078.2011.00098.x     Document Type: Article

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