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The effect of rotation on configural encoding in a face-matching task.

Andrew J Edmonds¹, Michael B Lewis

¹School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Tower Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, Wales, UK. EdmondsA@cardiff.ac.uk

|April 26, 2007

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Psychology
Visual Perception

Background:

The Thatcher illusion demonstrates how inversion disrupts configural face encoding.
Configural processing is crucial for recognizing familiar faces.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the impact of rotation on configural face encoding.
To compare the effects of rotation on normal and Thatcherised (inverted) faces in a matching task.

Main Methods:

Participants performed same/different face matching at various rotation angles (0-180 degrees).
Two experiments were conducted: one with same-person faces and another with different-person faces.
Faces were presented in normal and Thatcherised (inverted) formats.

Main Results:

Rotation similarly disrupted judgments for both normal and Thatcherised faces when matching the same person.
Rotation significantly impaired matching performance more for Thatcherised faces than normal faces when presented with different individuals.
Findings contrast with previous research, suggesting complex interactions between rotation, inversion, and face matching.

Conclusions:

Rotation's effect on configural face encoding depends on whether faces belong to the same or different individuals.
The Thatcher illusion's disruption is exacerbated by rotation, particularly in distinguishing between different people.
Results highlight the nuanced nature of face perception and the role of configural information under varying viewing conditions.