Toy Face Study (VIDEO)

Vanderbilt University

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Vanderbilt psychologist Isabel Gauthier conducted a study of toy faces that found women are better at identifying Barbie faces and men are better at recognizing Transformer faces. It is the first time a facial recognition study has found a gender bias favoring men.

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Amy Wolf/ Zachary Eagles, Vanderbilt University

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