Representation of the Gender of Human Faces by Infants: A Preference for Female
- 1 September 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Perception
- Vol. 31 (9), 1109-1121
- https://doi.org/10.1068/p3331
Abstract
Six experiments based on visual preference procedures were conducted to examine gender categorization of female versus male faces by infants aged 3 to 4 months. In experiment 1, infants familiarize...Keywords
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