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Schizotypy and impaired basic face recognition? Another non‐confirmatory study
Author(s) -
Bell Vaughan,
Halligan Peter
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
early intervention in psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.087
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1751-7893
pISSN - 1751-7885
DOI - 10.1111/eip.12181
Subject(s) - schizotypy , psychology , association (psychology) , facial recognition system , developmental psychology , cognitive psychology , clinical psychology , personality , social psychology , pattern recognition (psychology) , psychotherapist
Aim Although schizotypy has been found to be reliably associated with a reduced recognition of facial affect, the few studies that have tested the association between basic face recognition abilities and schizotypy have found mixed results. This study formally tested the association in a large non‐clinical sample with established neurological measures of face recognition. Methods Two hundred and twenty‐seven participants completed the Oxford–Liverpool Inventory of Feelings and Experiences schizotypy scale and completed the Famous Faces Test and the C ardiff Repeated Recognition Test for Faces. Results No association between any schizotypal dimension and performance on either of the facial recognition and learning tests was found. The null results can be accepted with a high degree of confidence. Conclusions Further additional evidence is provided for a lack of association between schizotypy and basic face recognition deficits.