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Sam S Rakover1, Baruch Cahlon

  • 1Department of Psychology, Haifa University, Haifa, Israel. rakover@psy.haifa.ac.il

Perception & Psychophysics
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Summary

This study found that unlike word recall, face recognition by similarity (FRBS) does not follow the same pattern. Specific facial features were recognized more accurately than categorized similar features.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Human Perception

Background:

  • Cohen's (1963) research established that recall of unrelated words equals recall of categorized words.
  • The face recognition by similarity (FRBS) conjecture posits this finding doesn't extend to facial recognition.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test the FRBS conjecture by applying Cohen's (1963) experimental design to face recognition.
  • To investigate whether specific facial feature recall differs from categorized facial feature recall.

Main Methods:

  • Two experimental situations were created to generate two target faces.
  • Participants' recognition of specific facial features and categorized similar features was assessed.

Main Results:

  • Correct recognition of specific facial features from the first target face was greater than or equal to the number of categories of visually similar facial features from the second target face.

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    • Conclusions:

    • The relationship observed in word recall by Cohen (1963) does not apply to face recognition.
    • The FRBS conjecture is supported, suggesting distinct cognitive processes for object and face memory.