The composite face effect in six-year-old children: Evidence of adult-like holistic face processing
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Online Publication Date: 01 July 2007 To cite this Article: Mondloch, Catherine J., Pathman, Thanujeni, Maurer, Daphne, Grand, Richard Le and de Schonen, Scania , (2007) 'The composite face effect in six-year-old children: Evidence of adult-like holistic face processing', Visual Cognition, 15:5, 564 577 To link to this article: DOI: 10.1080/13506280600859383 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13506280600859383
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