A Lower-Class Advantage in Face Memory.
People remember what they deem important. In line with research suggesting that lower-class (vs. higher class) individuals spontaneously appraise other people as more relevant, we show that social class is associated with the habitual use of face memory. We find that lower-class (vs. higher class) p...
| Publicado en: | Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 285 - 299 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Feb2024
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