Abstract
Face recognition and identification are optimized by holistic processing. Various visual-spatial manipulations appear to have transfer effects on holistic face processing. The present experiment tests the effects of a semantic manipulation-of construal level-on holistic processing as measured by composite congruency effects. Participants completed two blocks of trials. The first served as a baseline, whereas the second included a manipulation of construal level. High-level construal resulted in stronger congruency effects, indicative of greater holistic processing (relative to baseline and to low-level construal). These results have implications for conceptualizations of both construal level and holistic processing.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1037-1041 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Experimental Psychology: General |
| Volume | 144 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2015 |
Keywords
- face processing
- construal level
- composite paradigm
- holistic processing
Profiles
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Natalie Wyer
- School of Psychology - Associate Professor in Psychology in Experimental Social Psychology
- Cognition, Action and Perception - Member
- Developmental Science - Member
- Social Cognition Research Group - Member
Person: Research Group Member, Academic, Teaching & Research