Recovering faces from memory: The distracting influence of external facial features

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 224-238

  Frowd, Charlie D ^a   Skelton, Faye ^a   Atherton, Chris ^a   Pitchford, Melanie ^b   Hepton, Gemma ^a   Holden, Laura ^a   McIntyre, Alex H ^c   Hancock, Peter J B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EvoFIT; External Facial features; Facial composite; Memory; Witness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; RECOGNITION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; CUES; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84867890297     PISSN: 1076898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027393     Document Type: Article

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