DISTINCTIVENESS IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER - CROSS-RACIAL DIFFERENCES IN PERCEPTIONS OF FACES

Authors
VANWALLENDAEL LR KUHN JC
Citation
Lr. Vanwallendael et Jc. Kuhn, DISTINCTIVENESS IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER - CROSS-RACIAL DIFFERENCES IN PERCEPTIONS OF FACES, Psychological reports, 80(1), 1997, pp. 35-39
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology
Journal title
Psychological reports → ACNP
ISSN journal
00332941
Volume
80
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
35 - 39
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-2941(1997)80:1<35:DIITEO>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
46 participants rated the distinctiveness of a series of 40 photograph ed faces of black and white targets. Average ratings of African-Americ an male and female targets were higher for African-American raters tha n for white raters. Average ratings of Caucasian male and female tart: ets were higher for Caucasian raters than for African-American racers. No significant effects of targets' sex or raters' sex were seen. Resu lts are discussed in relation to cross-racial effects in face recognit ion by eyewitnesses.