Paul E Downing
Biographic Data
| ID | 4637465 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paul E Downing |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paul E |
| FAMILY NAME | Downing |
| SIGNATURE | DOWNING P E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bangor University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5046-2858 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Categorisation of sex and age from facial appearance
Faces carry intertwined cues to multiple social dimensions, which are often examined in isolation. Here we investigated the categorisation of sex and age from human faces to determine whether these dimensions are analysed in parallel or rely on shared processes. Three experiments with large sample sizes tested age or sex classification tasks: a Garner speeded classification task ( Garner, 1974 ), a word-priming task, and a face-priming task. Garn…
Asymmetric visual representation of sex from facial appearance
We efficiently infer others’ traits from their faces, and these inferences powerfully shape our social behaviour. Here, we investigated how sex is represented in facial appearance. Based on previous findings from sex-judgment tasks, we hypothesized that the perceptual encoding of sex is not balanced but rather polarized: for the processes that generate a sex percept, the default output is “male,” and the representation of female faces extends tha…
Testing cognitive theories with multivariate pattern analysis of neuroimaging data
Asymmetric visual representation of sex from human body shape
Asymmetric visual representation of sex from human body shape
Asymmetric visual representation of sex from facial appearance
We efficiently infer others’ traits from their faces, and these inferences powerfully shape our social behaviour. Here, we investigated how sex is represented in facial appearance. Based on previous findings from sex-judgment tasks, we hypothesized that the perceptual encoding of sex is not balanced but rather polarized: for the processes that generate a sex percept, the default output is “male,” and the representation of female faces extends tha…
Testing cognitive theories with multivariate pattern analysis of neuroimaging data
Categorisation of sex and age from facial appearance
Faces carry intertwined cues to multiple social dimensions, which are often examined in isolation. Here we investigated the categorisation of sex and age from human faces to determine whether these dimensions are analysed in parallel or rely on shared processes. Three experiments with large sample sizes tested age or sex classification tasks: a Garner speeded classification task ( Garner, 1974 ), a word-priming task, and a face-priming task. Garn…
Face Recognition and Perception (4 works) · Perception (4 works) · Cognition (3 works) · Cognitive psychology (3 works) · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (3 works) · Neuroscience (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Categorization (2 works) · Communication (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works)