The Final‐Syllable Advantage in Cross‐Modal Mapping Between Name Pronunciation and Face Shape

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ID7150334
AutoresXiangbo Yan (0000-0003-0029-0995, College of Psychology Liaoning Normal University), Yangtao Liu (0000-0002-9176-4748, College of Psychology Liaoning Normal University), Yue Zhou (0009-0009-2070-9715, College of Psychology Liaoning Normal University), Zihan Bai (College of Psychology Liaoning Normal University), Zhongqing Jiang (0000-0002-3484-2287, College of Psychology Liaoning Normal University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2025
Volumen49
Número12
Páginase70157-e70157
Fecha de publicación2025-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCognitive Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0364-0213 • E-ISSN: 1551-6709
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/cogs.70157
PMID41442593
OpenAlexW7117100820
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas33

Previous studies show that people believe that a name belongs to a person if the person's face shape (FS) matches the lip shape formed when pronouncing the name. This represents a cross‐modal mapping effect between name pronunciation (NP) and FS. Considering that approximately 84.55% of Chinese people have a two‐character name, the present study specifically investigates which character of double‐character Chinese names plays a more critical role in the mapping relationship with the FS. We conducted four experiments that used disyllabic names with pronunciations involving contrasting lip shapes. The interval between the pronunciation of the name's first and final characters was set at either 0 or 1000 ms. Two presentation orders were used: presenting the name before the face image and the face image before the name. We found that the NP–FS mapping persists when the lip shapes of the initial and final syllables of a name differ, while the final syllable determinetavs the mapping. This underscores the significant role of the final syllable in driving NP–FS mapping, which supports the hypothesis that names must be completely encoded for recognition before being integrated with facial perception

Chinese characters · Pronunciation · Syllable · Face Recognition and Perception · Memory Processes and Influences · Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research