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Area of Science:

  • Developmental psychology
  • Social cognition
  • Perceptual development

Background:

  • Adults exhibit differential processing of own-race versus other-race faces.
  • This asymmetry is often attributed to the presence of 'other-race' features.
  • Understanding the developmental origins of this bias is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the developmental origins of race-based face processing asymmetries.
  • To determine if infants show a similar attention bias to other-race faces as adults.

Main Methods:

  • Two groups of 9-month-old Caucasian infants were tested.
  • An experimental group viewed patterns with a single other-race face among own-race faces.
  • A control group viewed homogeneous patterns of either own-race or other-race faces.

Main Results:

  • Infants preferred patterns with a single other-race face among own-race faces.
  • This preference was not observed when viewing homogeneous patterns.
  • Results indicate an early emerging attention bias towards other-race faces.

Conclusions:

  • The 'other-race' feature influences face processing from at least 9 months of age.
  • Mechanisms for specialized face processing develop early in infancy.
  • This study highlights the early emergence of perceptual asymmetries in race-based face processing.