The Role of Configural Processing in Face Classification by Race: An ERP Study
The current study investigated the time course of the other-race classification advantage (ORCA) in the subordinate classification of normally configured faces and distorted faces by race. Slightly distorting the face configuration delayed the categorization of own-race faces and had no conspicuous...
| Published in: | Frontiers in Human Neuroscience |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Text |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015
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| Online Access: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4685067/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26733850 https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2015.00679 |
| Summary: | The current study investigated the time course of the other-race classification advantage (ORCA) in the subordinate classification of normally configured faces and distorted faces by race. Slightly distorting the face configuration delayed the categorization of own-race faces and had no conspicuous effects on other-race faces. The N170 was sensitive neither to configural distortions nor to faces' races. The P3 was enhanced for other-race than own-race faces and reduced by configural manipulation only for own-race faces. We suggest that the source of ORCA is the configural analysis applied by default while processing own-race faces. |
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