Children's perception of the Thatcher illusion: evidence for development in configural face processing
Donnelly, Nick and Hadwin, Julie A. (2003) Children's perception of the Thatcher illusion: evidence for development in configural face processing. Visual Cognition, 10, (8), 1001-1017. (doi:10.1080/13506280344000202)
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The present study reports the ability of young children to detect the Thatcher illusion. Participants were asked to detect the "unusual" face in a two-alternative forced-choice version of the Thatcher illusion with greyscale (Experiment 1) and monochrome "Mooney" face images (Experiment 2). The results of Experiment 1 showed that all groups of children could see the Thatcher illusion. When processing demands were increased (Experiment 2) sensitivity to the Thatcher task increased with age and was absent for 6-year-olds. The results are discussed in terms of differential task demands determining whether evidence for or against the development of configural face processing is found.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSN: | 1350-6285 (print) |
| Related URLs: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1350...0344000202 |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Psychology > Division of Cognition University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Psychology > Division of Clinical Neuroscience |
| ePrint ID: | 18509 |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/18509 |
| Deposited On: | 12 Dec 2005 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jun 2011 04:54 |
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