APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Distinctiveness Shapes Race Categorization of Outgroup, but Not Ingroup, Faces
- Margaret Welte
University of Delaware - Jennifer Kubota
University of Delaware - Paul Quinn
University of Delaware - Joshua Correll
University of Colorado Boulder - Jasmin Cloutier
University of Delaware
Abstract
Contrary to prior research, latency and mouse-tracking analyses indicate that White perceivers’ categorization of White faces does not differ based on distinctiveness. However, highly distinctive features disrupt a typically efficient categorization of Black faces, slowing responses and eliciting more conflict in mouse trajectories relative to less distinctive Black faces.
