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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Own-Race Labels Enhance Face Recognition but Not Holistic Processing in the Composite Task Using Moving Faces

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Cognitive

  • Takahiro Yamaguchi
    Northeastern State University
  • Miwa Takahara
    Aichi Shukutoku University
  • Alyssa Hendrex
    Northeastern State University
  • Salena Appel
    Northeastern State University
  • Bhavani Vamshee
    Northeastern State University
  • Mariah Harnish
    American University
  • Tou Lee
    Northeastern State University

Abstract

We examined the role of racial labels in the composite task using dynamic rigid facial motion. Data revealed that the recognition rate was higher in the congruent condition, supporting the social cognition model. However, the labels alone may not be sufficient to influence the holistic processing of moving faces.

Perception