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An interactive activation model of face naming

S Brédart1, T Valentine, A Calder

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Liège, Belgium.

The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. A, Human Experimental Psychology
|May 1, 1995
PubMed
Summary

Contrary to the fan effect prediction, knowing more about famous individuals actually speeds up face naming. A new interactive activation model explains this finding and improves upon existing models for face recognition.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Computational Linguistics

Background:

  • The Burton and Bruce (1992) model predicts a 'fan effect' where extensive knowledge about famous individuals slows face naming.
  • Empirical evidence has not consistently supported this prediction, suggesting limitations in current models.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between the amount of descriptive knowledge and face-naming latency.
  • To propose and test an alternative interactive activation model that accounts for observed experimental data.

Main Methods:

  • An experiment was conducted to measure face-naming latency in relation to the number of known descriptive properties.
  • Computer simulations were used to test a novel interactive activation model architecture.

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Main Results:

  • Contrary to the fan effect, increased knowledge of descriptive properties facilitated faster face-naming latency.
  • The proposed model successfully simulated existing data and the new experimental findings.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed interactive activation model architecture better explains face naming phenomena, including the impact of descriptive knowledge.
  • This model aligns with current speech production models and neuropsychological findings on impaired face naming.