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Can holistic processing be learned for inverted faces?

Date

Authors

Robbins, Rachel

McKone, Elinor

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

The origin of "special" processing for upright faces has been a matter of ongoing debate. If it is due to generic expertise, as opposed to having some innate component, holistic processing should be learnable for stimuli other than upright faces. Here we

Keywords

Keywords: Image analysis; Object recognition; Inverted faces; Cognitive systems; adult; article; association; controlled study; discrimination learning; face profile; female; gender identity; human; human experiment; male; monozygotic twins; normal human; perceptio Expertise; Holistic processing; Inverted faces; Learning

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/89716

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Cognition

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/S0010-0277(03)00020-9

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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