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  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Perception

Background:

  • The other-race effect is well-documented in face recognition.
  • Its theoretical, social, and forensic implications are significant.
  • Gaze direction is a crucial social cue in face perception.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the other-race effect in the perception of gaze direction.
  • To determine the role of perceptual expertise versus social motivation in this effect.

Main Methods:

  • Two studies were conducted with Caucasian and Asian participants from Australia and Hong Kong.
  • Participants' perceptual sensitivity to direct gaze in own-race versus other-race faces was measured.
  • A meta-analysis combined results from all participant groups.
  • Identical morphed-race eyes were used to isolate race-specific cues.

Main Results:

  • Study 1 showed an other-race effect for direct gaze detection in both Caucasian and Asian Australian participants.
  • Study 2 revealed the effect in Asian participants but not Caucasian participants.
  • Meta-analysis confirmed a significant other-race effect for gaze direction across all groups.
  • Removing race-specific eye cues eliminated the other-race effect, with one exception.

Conclusions:

  • A novel other-race effect exists for the perception of direct gaze.
  • Perceptual expertise, rather than social motivation, is implicated as the primary driver.
  • This finding advances our understanding of face perception and the other-race effect.