Gauthier Isabel, Chua Kao-Wei, Richler Jennifer J
Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, PMB 407817, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN, 37240-7817, USA.
Department of Psychology, New York University, New York, NY, USA.
Atten Percept Psychophys. 2018 Aug;80(6):1449-1460. doi: 10.3758/s13414-018-1518-7.
The Vanderbilt Holistic Processing Test for faces (VHPT-F) is the first standard test designed to measure individual differences in holistic processing. The test measures failures of selective attention to face parts through congruency effects, an operational definition of holistic processing. However, this conception of holistic processing has been challenged by the suggestion that it may tap into the same selective attention or cognitive control mechanisms that yield congruency effects in Stroop and Flanker paradigms. Here, we report data from 130 subjects on the VHPT-F, several versions of Stroop and Flanker tasks, as well as fluid IQ. Results suggested a small degree of shared variance in Stroop and Flanker congruency effects, which did not relate to congruency effects on the VHPT-F. Variability on the VHPT-F was also not correlated with Fluid IQ. In sum, we find no evidence that holistic face processing as measured by congruency in the VHPT-F is accounted for by domain-general control mechanisms.
范德比尔特面部整体加工测试（VHPT-F）是首个旨在测量整体加工中个体差异的标准测试。该测试通过一致性效应来测量对脸部各部分选择性注意的失败情况，这是整体加工的一个操作性定义。然而，这种整体加工的概念受到了质疑，有人认为它可能利用了与在斯特鲁普和侧翼范式中产生一致性效应相同的选择性注意或认知控制机制。在此，我们报告了130名受试者在VHPT-F、多个版本的斯特鲁普和侧翼任务以及流体智力测试中的数据。结果表明，斯特鲁普和侧翼一致性效应存在小程度的共同方差，这与VHPT-F上的一致性效应无关。VHPT-F上的变异性也与流体智力无关。总之，我们没有发现证据表明VHPT-F中通过一致性测量的整体面部加工是由领域通用控制机制所导致的。
