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Typicality and face recognition: A critical re-evaluation of the two factor theory. / Morris, P. E.; Wickham, L. H. V.
In: The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology , Vol. 54, No. 3, 01.08.2001, p. 863-877.

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Morris, PE & Wickham, LHV 2001, 'Typicality and face recognition: A critical re-evaluation of the two factor theory.', The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology , vol. 54, no. 3, pp. 863-877. https://doi.org/10.1080/02724980042000390

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Morris, P. E., & Wickham, L. H. V. (2001). Typicality and face recognition: A critical re-evaluation of the two factor theory. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology , 54(3), 863-877. https://doi.org/10.1080/02724980042000390

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Morris PE, Wickham LHV. Typicality and face recognition: A critical re-evaluation of the two factor theory. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology . 2001 Aug 1;54(3):863-877. doi: 10.1080/02724980042000390

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Morris, P. E. ; Wickham, L. H. V. / Typicality and face recognition: A critical re-evaluation of the two factor theory. In: The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology . 2001 ; Vol. 54, No. 3. pp. 863-877.

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