How Seeing Children's Faces Affects Adult Face Perception
Author Information
Author(s): de Heering Adélaïde, Rossion Bruno
Primary Institution: Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Hypothesis
Does prolonged visual experience with children's faces change how adults perceive faces?
Conclusion
Adults can change their face perception processes based on their experience with children's faces.
Supporting Evidence
- Adults with more experience with children's faces showed a stronger composite face effect for children.
- Preschool teachers had equal holistic processing for adult and children faces.
- Participants with less experience had a stronger composite effect for adult faces.
Takeaway
If you look at children's faces a lot, it can help you see them better as an adult.
Methodology
Participants were tested on their ability to match parts of faces in a task comparing adults and children.
Potential Biases
Participants' prior exposure to children's faces may not have been accurately measured.
Limitations
Visual experience with children's faces was not assessed independently before testing.
Participant Demographics
36 female participants, 18 preschool teachers and 18 novices, aged 31-33 years.
Statistical Information
P-Value
p=0.002
Statistical Significance
p<0.05
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