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Configural Processing and Face Viewpoint
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McKone, Elinor – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 2008
Configural/holistic processing, a key property of face recognition, has previously been examined only for front views of faces. Here, 6 experiments tested front (0 degree), three-quarter (45 degree), and profile views (90 degree), using composite and peripheral inversion tasks. Results showed an overall disadvantage in identifying profiles. This…
Descriptors: Human Body, Recognition (Psychology), Visual Stimuli, Visual Perception