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The role of familiarity in a face classification task using thatcherized faces

The role of familiarity in a face classification task using thatcherized faces
The role of familiarity in a face classification task using thatcherized faces
Two experiments are reported to test the proposition that facial familiarity influences processing on a face classification task. Thatcherization was used to generate distorted versions of familiar and unfamiliar individuals. Using both a 2AFC (which is “odd”?) task to pairs of images (Experiment 1) and an “odd/normal” task to single images (Experiment 2), results were consistent and indicated that familiarity with the target face facilitated the face classification decision. These results accord with the proposal that familiarity influences the early visual processing of faces. Results are evaluated with respect to four theoretical developments of Valentine's (1991) face-space model, and can be accommodated with the two models that assume familiarity to be encoded within a region of face space.
0272-4987
1103-1118
Stevenage, Sarah V.
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Lee, Elizabeth A.
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Donnelly, Nick
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Stevenage, Sarah V.
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Lee, Elizabeth A.
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Donnelly, Nick
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Stevenage, Sarah V., Lee, Elizabeth A. and Donnelly, Nick (2005) The role of familiarity in a face classification task using thatcherized faces. Quarterly Journal Of Experimental Psychology Section A - Human Experimental Psychology, 58 (6), 1103-1118. (doi:10.1080/02724980443000494).

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Two experiments are reported to test the proposition that facial familiarity influences processing on a face classification task. Thatcherization was used to generate distorted versions of familiar and unfamiliar individuals. Using both a 2AFC (which is “odd”?) task to pairs of images (Experiment 1) and an “odd/normal” task to single images (Experiment 2), results were consistent and indicated that familiarity with the target face facilitated the face classification decision. These results accord with the proposal that familiarity influences the early visual processing of faces. Results are evaluated with respect to four theoretical developments of Valentine's (1991) face-space model, and can be accommodated with the two models that assume familiarity to be encoded within a region of face space.

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Published date: August 2005

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Local EPrints ID: 40193
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/40193
ISSN: 0272-4987
PURE UUID: 7fcfc2d2-83ea-4d31-a7e2-9191c874936a
ORCID for Sarah V. Stevenage: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4155-2939

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Date deposited: 03 Jul 2006
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 02:46

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Author: Elizabeth A. Lee
Author: Nick Donnelly

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