Attention Misplaced: The Role of Diagnostic Features in the Face-Inversion Effect
Authors: Hills, P.J., Ross, D.A. and Lewis, M.B.
Journal: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance
Volume: 37
Issue: 5
Pages: 1396-1406
ISSN: 0096-1523
DOI: 10.1037/a0024247
Abstract:Inversion disproportionately impairs recognition of face stimuli compared to nonface stimuli arguably due to the holistic manner in which faces are processed. A qualification is put forward in which the first point fixated on is different for upright and inverted faces and this carries some of the face-inversion effect. Three experiments explored this possibility by using fixation crosses to guide attention to the eye or mouth region of the to-be-presented faces in different orientations. Recognition was better when the fixation cross appeared at the eye region than at the mouth region. The face-inversion effect was smaller when the eyes were cued than when the mouth was cued or when there was no cueing. The results suggest that the first facial feature attended to is important for accurate face recognition and this may carry some of the effects of inversion. © 2011 American Psychological Association.
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Attention misplaced: the role of diagnostic features in the face-inversion effect.
Authors: Hills, P.J., Ross, D.A. and Lewis, M.B.
Journal: J Exp Psychol Hum Percept Perform
Volume: 37
Issue: 5
Pages: 1396-1406
eISSN: 1939-1277
DOI: 10.1037/a0024247
Abstract:Inversion disproportionately impairs recognition of face stimuli compared to nonface stimuli arguably due to the holistic manner in which faces are processed. A qualification is put forward in which the first point fixated on is different for upright and inverted faces and this carries some of the face-inversion effect. Three experiments explored this possibility by using fixation crosses to guide attention to the eye or mouth region of the to-be-presented faces in different orientations. Recognition was better when the fixation cross appeared at the eye region than at the mouth region. The face-inversion effect was smaller when the eyes were cued than when the mouth was cued or when there was no cueing. The results suggest that the first facial feature attended to is important for accurate face recognition and this may carry some of the effects of inversion.
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Attention misplaced: the role of diagnostic features in the face-inversion effect.
Authors: Hills, P.J., Ross, D.A. and Lewis, M.B.
Journal: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance
Volume: 37
Pages: 1396
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Source: Manual
Attention misplaced: the role of diagnostic features in the face-inversion effect.
Authors: Hills, P.J., Ross, D.A. and Lewis, M.B.
Journal: Journal of experimental psychology. Human perception and performance
Volume: 37
Issue: 5
Pages: 1396-1406
eISSN: 1939-1277
ISSN: 0096-1523
DOI: 10.1037/a0024247
Abstract:Inversion disproportionately impairs recognition of face stimuli compared to nonface stimuli arguably due to the holistic manner in which faces are processed. A qualification is put forward in which the first point fixated on is different for upright and inverted faces and this carries some of the face-inversion effect. Three experiments explored this possibility by using fixation crosses to guide attention to the eye or mouth region of the to-be-presented faces in different orientations. Recognition was better when the fixation cross appeared at the eye region than at the mouth region. The face-inversion effect was smaller when the eyes were cued than when the mouth was cued or when there was no cueing. The results suggest that the first facial feature attended to is important for accurate face recognition and this may carry some of the effects of inversion.
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