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The effect of motion at encoding and retrieval for same‐ and other‐race face recognition
Author(s) -
Butcher Natalie,
Lander Karen,
Fang Hui,
Costen Nick
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
british journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.536
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8295
pISSN - 0007-1269
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8295.2011.02060.x
Subject(s) - motion (physics) , psychology , race (biology) , encoding (memory) , face (sociological concept) , cognitive psychology , facial recognition system , communication , biological motion , artificial intelligence , pattern recognition (psychology) , computer science , botany , biology , social science , sociology
In an experimental study, we assessed the role of motion when encoding and recognizing unfamiliar faces, using an old/new recognition memory paradigm. Our findings revealed a clear advantage for learning unfamiliar faces moving non‐rigidly, compared with static faces. This advantage for motion was found with both same‐ and other‐race faces. Furthermore, results indicate that it is more important that the face is learnt in motion than recognized from a moving clip. Interestingly, despite a reliable other‐race effect being revealed, participants were able to utilize motion information exhibited by other‐race faces in a manner akin to the motion advantage found for same‐race faces. The implications of these findings are discussed in relation to the nature of the stored face representations, considering whether the facilitative role found here can be explained by factors other than motion per se .