Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Differences in the coding of spatial relations in face identification and basic-level object recognition.

E E Cooper1, T J Wojan

  • 1Department of Psychology, Iowa State University, Ames 50011, USA. ecooper@iastate.edu

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition
|April 14, 2000
PubMed
Summary

This study reveals that recognizing faces relies on precise spatial details (coordinate relations), while identifying general objects uses broader categories (categorical relations). This distinction impacts how our brains process visual information.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

The Great Northern Appeal.

The Hospital·2018
Same author

Influence of building construction work on Aspergillus infection in a hospital setting.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology·2003
Same author

Correlation of human olfactory responses to airborne concentrations of malodorous volatile organic compounds emitted from swine effluent.

Journal of environmental quality·2001
Same author

Categorical perception of relative orientation in visual object recognition.

Memory & cognition·2001
Same author

The role of attention in priming for left-right reflections of object images: evidence for a dual representation of object shape.

Journal of experimental psychology. Human perception and performance·1998
Same author

High level object recognition without an anterior inferior temporal lobe.

Neuropsychologia·1997

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Visual Perception

Background:

  • Understanding how the brain processes visual information is crucial for cognitive science.
  • Distinguishing between object recognition and face identification is key to understanding visual perception.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether coordinate or categorical relations underpin face identification versus basic-level object recognition.
  • To determine the representational differences between face and object recognition tasks.

Main Methods:

  • Two experiments were conducted using photographs of famous faces with manipulated eye positions (one eye moved vs. two eyes moved).
  • Participants completed either a face identification task or a basic-level object recognition task with the altered stimuli.

Related Experiment Videos

Main Results:

  • Face identification was easier with one eye moved compared to two eyes moved.
  • Basic-level object recognition showed the opposite pattern, with two eyes moved being easier to recognize than one eye moved.

Conclusions:

  • Face identification appears to utilize a coordinate shape representation, emphasizing precise spatial locations of visual features.
  • Basic-level object recognition seems to employ categorically coded relations, focusing on broader object properties.