Navon-induced processing biases fail to affect the recognition of whole faces and isolated facial features

Authors: Estudillo, A.J., Zheng, B.L.Q. and Wong, H.K.

Journal: Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volume: 34

Issue: 6

Pages: 744-754

eISSN: 2044-592X

ISSN: 2044-5911

DOI: 10.1080/20445911.2022.2105341

Abstract:

According to the processing bias account, global Navon-induced processing primes the adoption of a holistic strategy whereas local Navon-induced processing triggers featural processing. As faces are recognised at a holistic level, global Navon-induced processing would increase recognition accuracy of whole faces. In contrast, local Navon-induced processing would enhance the recognition of individual facial features. In two experiments we explored this account using the part/whole task. Observers were asked to recognise facial features presented in isolation or embedded into whole faces, after global or local Navon-induced processing. In both experiments, results showed a whole-over-part advantage whereby facial features were recognised more accurately in the context of the whole face than in isolation. However, Navon-induced processing failed to modulate this effect as well as the magnitude of holistic-featural face processing. These results cast doubts on the reliability of Navon processing to prime the adoption of a particular processing style for face identification.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/37329/

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Navon-induced processing biases fail to affect the recognition of whole faces and isolated facial features

Authors: Estudillo, A.J., Zheng, B.L.Q. and Wong, H.K.

Journal: JOURNAL OF COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

Volume: 34

Issue: 6

Pages: 744-754

eISSN: 2044-592X

ISSN: 2044-5911

DOI: 10.1080/20445911.2022.2105341

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/37329/

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Navon-induced processing biases fail to affect the recognition of whole faces and isolated facial features

Authors: Estudillo, A.J., Zheng, B.L.Q. and Wong, H.K.

Journal: Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volume: 34

Issue: 6

Pages: 744-754

ISSN: 2044-5911

Abstract:

According to the processing bias account, global Navon-induced processing primes the adoption of a holistic strategy whereas local Navon-induced processing triggers featural processing. As faces are recognised at a holistic level, global Navon-induced processing would increase recognition accuracy of whole faces. In contrast, local Navon-induced processing would enhance the recognition of individual facial features. In two experiments we explored this account using the part/whole task. Observers were asked to recognise facial features presented in isolation or embedded into whole faces, after global or local Navon-induced processing. In both experiments, results showed a whole-over-part advantage whereby facial features were recognised more accurately in the context of the whole face than in isolation. However, Navon-induced processing failed to modulate this effect as well as the magnitude of holistic-featural face processing. These results cast doubts on the reliability of Navon processing to prime the adoption of a particular processing style for face identification.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/37329/

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