Bruce + Young's Theory of Face Recognition - Perception Flashcards

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According to Bruce and Young what is face recognition?

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A quite holistic system, involving the inter-relationships between different features
- A series of modules that work sequentially and in parallel

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What is the first step in facial recognition?

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Identifies human face

  • Structural encoding + mental representation of the face is produced
  • Basic processing e.g. male or female
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What is the second step in facial recognition?

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Face compared to face recognition units

- Includes every face stored in memory

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What is the third step in facial recognition?

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If theres a match = access person identity notes - personal info of those stored

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What is the fourth step in facial recognition?

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Retrive persons name

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What is expression analysis?

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Makes inferences about someones emotional state from facial features

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What is Facial speech analysis?

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Uses visual info from the face when interpreting speech

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What is Direct Visual Processing?

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Allows recognition of features of the faces without identifying the person

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How is the Cognitive System used?

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Additional info that may aid recognition

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How does N/N relate to Bruce and Young’s theory?

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Theory suggests facial recognition is an innate system but we develop whats needed for it through life e.g. person identity notes (nurture)

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What did Young et al do?

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Studied face perception in ex-servicemen:

- Men had missile wounds to the back of the head

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What did Young et al find?

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  • Some poor at familiar face recognition (face recognition units not working)
  • Some poor at matching unfamiliar faces (structural encoding not working)
  • Others couldn’t recognise facial expressions (expression analysis not working)
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What does Young et al’s study show?

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Supports the theory as shows there are independent systems for different aspects of face recognition.

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How does N/N relate to Young et al’s study?

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Nurture = caused prosopagnosia, nurture can have a big effect

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How does PAS relate to Bruce and Young’s study?

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Scientific research carried out under controlled conditions. But also valid as genuine cases of brain damage.

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What did Young, Hey and Ellis do?

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Asked participants to keep a diary of problems with facial recognition

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What did Young, Hey and Ellis find?

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  • 1008 incidents BUT not one involved putting a face to a name without recalling some details about the person
  • 109 occasions where details not names were remembered
18
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What does Young, Hey and Ellis’ study show?

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Supports the theory as every time people generated a name they first came out with a fact

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How does PAS relate to Young, Hey and Ellis’ study?

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Unscientific = self-reports