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'They all look the same': how race perception is developed early

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Crowds waving Australian flags Source: AAP

Young children exposed to a multitude of different races and faces are better able to tell people of different ethnicities apart as adults.


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By Rashida Yosufzai

Source: SBS



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Young children exposed to a multitude of different races and faces are better able to tell people of different ethnicities apart as adults.



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