The Influence of Facial Characteristics on Children's Age Perceptions.

Montepare, Joann M.; McArthur, Leslie Z.

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ERIC Number: EJ349752

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Publication Date: 1986

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The Influence of Facial Characteristics on Children's Age Perceptions.

Montepare, Joann M.; McArthur, Leslie Z.

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v42 n3 p303-14 Dec 1986

Studied 2 1/2- to 6-year-old children's judgments of age category and relative age of stimulus faces, using a paired-comparison task. Faces showed variations in craniofacial profile shape, frontal face feature vertical placement, and facial wrinkling. (Author/NH)

Descriptors: Age, Cognitive Development, Perceptual Development, Preschool Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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