The perception of (naked only) bodies and faceless heads relies on holistic processing
Evidence from the inversion effect
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9619155 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rob Bonemei (0000-0003-3742-749X, School of Psychology University of East London (UEL) UK), Andrea I Costantino (0000-0002-8481-3142, School of Psychology University of East London (UEL) UK), Ilenia Battistel (School of Psychology University of East London (UEL) UK), Davide Rivolta (0000-0002-9969-9135, School of Psychology University of East London (UEL) UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 109 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 232-243 |
| Publication date | 2018-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1269 • E-ISSN: 2044-8295 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/bjop.12271 |
| PMID | 28940474 |
| OpenAlex | W2760118662 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 38 |
Faces and bodies are more difficult to perceive when presented inverted than when presented upright (i.e., stimulus inversion effect), an effect that has been attributed to the disruption of holistic processing. The features that can trigger holistic processing in faces and bodies, however, still remain elusive. In this study, using a sequential matching task, we tested whether stimulus inversion affects various categories of visual stimuli: faces, faceless heads, faceless heads in body context, headless bodies naked, whole bodies naked, headless bodies clothed, and whole bodies clothed. Both accuracy and inversion efficiency score results show inversion effects for all categories but for clothed bodies (with and without heads). In addition, the magnitude of the inversion effect for face, naked body, and faceless heads was similar. Our findings demonstrate that the perception of faces, faceless heads, and naked bodies relies on holistic processing. Clothed bodies (with and without heads), on the other side, may trigger clothes‐sensitive rather than body‐sensitive perceptual mechanisms
Cognitive psychology · Computer vision · Face perception · Inversion (geology) · Perception · Stimulus (psychology) · Aesthetic Perception and Analysis · Communication · Computer Science · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Face Recognition and Perception · Geology · Neuroscience · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |