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[Typicality effect on holistic processing in face recognition].

T Tsujii1

  • 1Division of Human Relations, Graduate School of Keio University, Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8345.

Shinrigaku Kenkyu : the Japanese Journal of Psychology
|August 10, 2001
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Typical and distinctive faces are recognized with the same level of holistic processing. This study found no difference in the alignment effect, a measure of holistic face recognition, between typical and distinctive faces.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Human perception

Context:

  • Previous research suggests faces are processed more holistically than other objects.
  • The degree to which typical versus distinctive faces are holistically processed remains unclear.
  • Holistic processing is crucial for efficient and accurate face recognition.

Purpose:

  • To investigate whether typical faces are recognized more holistically than distinctive faces.
  • To quantify holistic processing using the alignment effect paradigm.
  • To determine if face typicality influences the extent of holistic processing.

Summary:

  • This study measured the alignment effect, an indicator of holistic processing, by comparing performance in aligned versus non-aligned visual presentation conditions.

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  • The alignment effect sizes for typical and distinctive faces were found to be statistically equivalent.
  • Results indicate that typical faces do not exhibit a greater degree of holistic recognition compared to distinctive faces.

    • Impact:

    • Challenges the assumption that typicality inherently enhances holistic face recognition.
    • Suggests that distinctiveness may not impede, nor typicality enhance, holistic processing in face recognition.
    • Provides empirical evidence contributing to the understanding of face typicality and its role in cognitive processing.