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  • Developmental Psychology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Visual Perception

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  • The classic encoding switch hypothesis posits that young children use piecemeal face processing, with holistic processing emerging around age 10.
  • Recent research has increasingly challenged this established theory regarding face perception development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Critically appraise existing literature on children's face processing development.
  • Analyze recent studies that investigate early holistic face processing.
  • Re-evaluate the timeline of holistic versus part-based face processing in development.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review and critical analysis of developmental psychology studies.
  • Examination of empirical evidence on face processing in children.
  • Theoretical synthesis of findings on encoding strategies.

Main Results:

  • Evidence suggests holistic face processing is present much earlier than previously thought.
  • Holistic processing may not be a late-emerging ability but could be foundational.
  • The traditional encoding switch hypothesis is not fully supported by current data.

Conclusions:

  • Holistic face processing is present in early childhood.
  • Holistic processing might precede the development of part-based processing.
  • The developmental trajectory of face perception requires re-evaluation.