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Havard, Catriona
(2021).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/03010066211043464
Abstract
Research has shown that we are better at discriminating between faces that are our own race, and much less accurate with faces of another race. When the external features of faces were removed, this reduced the accuracy for recognizing other-races faces, more than own-race faces, suggesting that the external features (hair, face shape) are especially important for the recognition of other-race faces. The aim of the current study was to determine whether external features were more useful in matching other-race faces, and whether this was the case for Western and Eastern viewers. The current study employed a face matching task with Caucasian (U.K.) and Asian (Chinese) participants and found that responses were more accurate for own-race faces, and for whole faces when compared with faces where the internal or external features had been removed. Removing the external features of other-race faces increased the own-race bias for Chinese and U.K. participants, demonstrating the importance of viewing whole faces, including the external features when matching other-race faces.
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- Item ORO ID
- 79072
- Item Type
- Journal Item
- ISSN
- 1468-4233
- Keywords
- face matching; own race bias; cross race effect; internal; external features
- Academic Unit or School
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Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Psychology and Counselling > Psychology
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Psychology and Counselling
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) - Research Group
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Forensic Cognition Research Group (FCRG)
Harm and Evidence Research Collaborative (HERC)
Open Psychology Research Centre - Copyright Holders
- © 2021 Catriona Havard
- Depositing User
- Catriona Havard