Tham Diana Su Yun, Woo Pei Jun, Bremner J Gavin
Department of Psychology, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK.
Department of Psychology, Sunway University, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia.
Dev Psychobiol. 2019 Jan;61(1):107-115. doi: 10.1002/dev.21783. Epub 2018 Sep 21.
Little is known about how infants born and raised in a multiracial environment process own- and other-race faces. We investigated face recognition of 3- to 4-month-old (N = 36) and 8- to 9-month-old (N = 38) Chinese infants from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a population that is considered multiracial, using female and male faces that are of infants' own-race (Chinese), experienced other-race (Malay) and less experienced other-race (Caucasian-White). Three- to 4-month-olds recognized own-race female faces, whereas 8- to 9-month-olds also recognized experienced other-race female faces (Malay) in addition to own-race female faces (Chinese). Furthermore, infants from this population did not show recognition for male faces at any age. This contrasts with 8- to 9-month-old British-White infants (Tham, Bremner, & Hay, ), a group that is considered single-race, who recognized female and male own-race faces. It appears that for infants born and raised in a multiracial environment, there is a developmental shift from a female-based own-race recognition advantage to a female-based own- and experienced other-race advantage that may relate to infants' social and caregiving experiences.
对于在多种族环境中出生和成长的婴儿如何识别自己种族和其他种族的面孔，我们知之甚少。我们调查了来自马来西亚吉隆坡的3至4个月大（N = 36）和8至9个月大（N = 38）的中国婴儿的面部识别能力，该群体被认为是多种族的，使用的是婴儿自己种族（中国人）、熟悉的其他种族（马来人）和不太熟悉的其他种族（高加索白人）的男性和女性面孔。3至4个月大的婴儿能够识别自己种族的女性面孔，而8至9个月大的婴儿除了能够识别自己种族（中国人）的女性面孔外，还能识别熟悉的其他种族（马来人）的女性面孔。此外，该群体中的婴儿在任何年龄都没有表现出对男性面孔的识别能力。这与8至9个月大的英国白人婴儿（Tham、Bremner和Hay）形成对比，后者被认为是单一种族群体，他们能够识别自己种族的男性和女性面孔。看来，对于在多种族环境中出生和成长的婴儿，存在一种从基于女性的自己种族识别优势到基于女性的自己种族和熟悉的其他种族优势的发展转变，这可能与婴儿的社交和照顾经历有关。
