Biracial and monoracial infant own-race face perception: An eye tracking study

Developmental Science

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 775-782

  Gaither, Sarah E ^a   Pauker, Kristin ^b   Johnson, Scott P ^c  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EYE MOVEMENT; FACE; HUMAN; INFANT; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RACE; UNITED STATES; VISION;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EYE MOVEMENTS; FACE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOS ANGELES; PATTERN RECOGNITION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84868214970     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2012.01170.x     Document Type: Article

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