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Developmental changes in face recognition during childhood: Evidence from upright and inverted faces

Abstract

Adults are experts at recognizing faces but there is controversy about how this ability develops with age. We assessed 6- to 12-year-olds and adults using a digitized version of the Benton Face Recognition Test, a sensitive tool for assessing face perception abilities. Children's response times for correct responses did not decrease between ages 6 and 12, for either upright or inverted faces, but were significantly longer than those of adults …

Authors

de Heering A; Rossion B; Maurer D

Journal

Cognitive Development, Vol. 27, No. 1, pp. 17–27

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

January 2012

DOI

10.1016/j.cogdev.2011.07.001

ISSN

0885-2014