The composite face effect in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 339-346

  Taubert, Jessica ^a   Qureshi, Annum A ^a   Parr, Lisa A ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Face processing; Individual recognition; Match to sample; Primate cognition

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FACE; FEMALE; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECOGNITION; RHESUS MONKEY;

ANIMALS; FACE; FEMALE; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84874304061     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027287     Document Type: Article

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