Osborne Cara D, Stevenage Sarah V
Centre for Visual Cognition, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Q J Exp Psychol (Hove). 2013;66(1):108-20. doi: 10.1080/17470218.2012.699077. Epub 2012 Aug 21.
The results of three experiments explore the role of familiarity in face processing. Using the complete-over-part advantage (Experiment 1) and the chimeric faces task (Experiment 2), the results revealed evidence for what may be termed "holistic processing" of unfamiliar, newly learned, and famous faces. Notably, the extent of holistic processing on both tasks was not moderated by the familiarity of the stimuli. Experiment 3 replicated this pattern using a simultaneous chimeric task to rule out a simple explanation through memory demands. Taken together, these three experiments provide robust and convergent evidence to suggest that all faces regardless of familiarity can be processed in a holistic fashion. On the basis of these results, discussion is presented regarding the value of considering different "types" of facial processing over and above a more simple consideration of task difficulty.
三项实验的结果探究了熟悉度在面部处理中的作用。通过使用整体优于局部优势（实验1）和嵌合面孔任务（实验2），结果揭示了对于不熟悉的、新学的和知名面孔可能被称为“整体加工”的证据。值得注意的是，两项任务中整体加工的程度并未受到刺激熟悉度的调节。实验3使用同步嵌合任务重复了这一模式，以排除通过记忆需求的简单解释。综上所述，这三项实验提供了有力且一致的证据，表明所有面孔无论熟悉度如何都可以以整体方式进行处理。基于这些结果，讨论了在更简单地考虑任务难度之外，考虑不同“类型”面部加工的价值。
