The development of "face-space'' in infancy

被引:21
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作者
Humphreys, Kate
Johnson, Mark H.
机构
[1] Carnegie Mellon Univ, Dept Psychol, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
[2] Univ London Birkbeck Coll, Ctr Brain & Cognit Dev, London WC1E 7HX, England
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
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D O I
10.1080/13506280600943518
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Valentine ( 1991) proposed that faces are encoded in a multidimensional "facespace''. Here, we apply this framework to the development of face processing in infancy. It is thought that faces are encoded as "regions'' in the face-space, such that variations in the face input are recognized as the same face identity. In a set of studies with 4-month-olds, 7-month-olds, and adults, we addressed the question of how these "identity regions'' develop. The findings indicated that they are initially broad and become narrowed with development. Our results suggest that the face-space model can usefully be applied to face processing in infancy.
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页码:578 / 598
页数:21
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