Perceptual learning and inversion effects: Recognition of prototype-defined familiar checkerboards

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 144-161

  Civile, Ciro ^a   Zhao, Di ^b   Ku, Yixuan ^b   Elchlepp, Heike ^a   Lavric, Aureliu ^a   McLaren, I P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Face recognition; Inversion effect; N170; Perceptual learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898611707     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/xan0000013     Document Type: Article

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