An Investigation of Stimulus Integrality in the Perception of Schematic Faces.
Abstract
People exhibit a remarkable capacity for perceiving and remembering faces. Two experiments investigated the possibility that this unusual capacity reflects holistic processing of integral psychological dimensions, thus facilitating the perception of human faces. Pairs of schematic facial features were studied, using a binary classification paradigm, to test their integrality. While the integrality hypothesis was not supported, other possibilities for further research on the 'goodness' of facial stimuli were discussed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA023517
Entities
People
- Mark Bradshaw
Organizations
- Johns Hopkins University