McKone Elinor
School of Psychology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn. 2004 Jan;30(1):181-97. doi: 10.1037/0278-7393.30.1.181.
A previous finding argues that, for faces, configural (holistic) processing can operate even in the complete absence of part-based contributions to recognition. Here, this result is confirmed using 2 methods. In both, recognition of inverted faces (parts only) was removed altogether (chance identification of faces in the periphery; no perception of a particularly hard-to-see Mooney face). Recognition of upright faces (configural plus parts), however, remained good. The simplicity of these new "isolation" techniques makes them ideal for (a) assessing configural processing in specialist populations (e.g., children, object experts) and (b) exploring properties of configural processing for faces in detail. As an example of the latter, orientation tuning was tested. Results argue against models in which faces are rotated to upright prior to identification.
先前的一项研究认为，对于面孔而言，即使在完全没有基于部分的识别贡献的情况下，构型（整体）加工也能起作用。在此，使用两种方法证实了这一结果。在这两种方法中，倒置面孔（仅部分）的识别被完全消除（周边面孔的随机识别；未感知到特别难看清的穆尼面孔）。然而，正立面孔（构型加部分）的识别仍然良好。这些新的“隔离”技术的简单性使其非常适合（a）评估特殊人群（例如儿童、物体专家）的构型加工，以及（b）详细探究面孔构型加工的特性。作为后者的一个例子，对面孔方向调谐进行了测试。结果与那些在识别前将面孔旋转至正立的模型相悖。
