Children process faces holistically with the same efficiency as adults.
Acta Psychol (Amst)
; 217: 103309, 2021 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-33932857
ABSTRACT
Previous studies had reported qualitatively identical holistic face processing (using the composite task) already in 6-year-olds. In the present study, we evaluated these processes quantitatively by evaluating whether children are less efficient in dealing with and encoding faces. Thus, in the present study we explored the time course of holistic processing in children and adults by manipulating stimulus presentation time. The study composite task was presented for 800 ms. The test composite face was presented either for 183 ms or 800 ms. Our youngest participants, 6-year-olds, process faces holistically with the same efficiency as typical adults.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Facial Recognition
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Adult
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Child
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Acta Psychol (Amst)
Year:
2021
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Article