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Own- and other-race face learning in high and low variability.

Kho, S. K., Keeble, D. R. T., Wong, H. K. and Estudillo, A. J., 2025. Own- and other-race face learning in high and low variability. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 17470218251346749. (In Press)

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DOI: 10.1177/17470218251346749

Abstract

Research suggests that faces learned in high variability conditions (pictures taken on different days, with different viewpoints and lighting) enhanced the learning of own-race identities compared to low variability conditions (pictures taken on the same day, with similar lighting). However, it remains unclear how this variability affects the learning of other-race faces, as they are recognized differently compared to own-race faces. Thus, this study aims to examine the effect of high and low variability exposure on both own-race and other-race face learning. Chinese Malaysian and White participants were exposed to own- and other-race identities under high and low variability conditions. Identity recognition was assessed using a name verification task (Experiment 1) and an old-new recognition paradigm (Experiment 2). Results revealed enhanced learning of own-race faces under high variability conditions compared to low variability across both experiments. However, improved learning of other-race faces was evident only in the old-new recognition paradigm, not in the name verification task. These findings suggest that high variability exposure benefits other-race face recognition but not the face-name association for other-race identities.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:1747-0218
Uncontrolled Keywords:Face recognition; other-race effect; within-person variability
Group:Faculty of Science & Technology
ID Code:41139
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:01 Jul 2025 14:08
Last Modified:01 Jul 2025 14:08

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