Development of holistic vs. featural processing in face recognition

Liu, Chang Hong; Nakabayashi, Kazuyo

doi:10.3389/fnhum.2014.00831

Development of holistic vs. featural processing in face recognition

Liu, Chang Hong; Nakabayashi, Kazuyo

Authors

Chang Hong Liu

Kazuyo Nakabayashi

Abstract

According to a classic view developed by Carey and Diamond (1977), young children process faces in a piecemeal fashion before adult-like holistic processing starts to emerge at the age of around 10 years. This is known as the encoding switch hypothesis. Since then, a growing body of studies have challenged the theory. This article will provide a critical appraisal of this literature, followed by an analysis of some more recent developments. We will conclude, quite contrary to the classical view, that holistic processing is not only present in early child development, but could even precede the development of part-based processing.

Citation

Liu, C. H., & Nakabayashi, K. (2014). Development of holistic vs. featural processing in face recognition. Frontiers in human neuroscience, 8(OCT), Article ARTN 831. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00831

Journal Article Type	Review
Acceptance Date	Sep 30, 2014
Online Publication Date	Oct 20, 2014
Publication Date	Oct 20, 2014
Deposit Date	Nov 17, 2015
Publicly Available Date	Nov 23, 2017
Journal	Frontiers in human neuroscience
Print ISSN	1662-5161
Electronic ISSN	1662-5161
Publisher	Frontiers Media
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	8
Issue	OCT
Article Number	ARTN 831
DOI	https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00831
Keywords	Holistic processing, Part processing, Developmental face recognition, Children, Encoding switch, Holistic interference, Part-whole paradigm
Public URL	https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/381485
Publisher URL	http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00831/abstract
Additional Information	This document is protected by copyright and was first published by Frontiers. All rights reserved. it is reproduced with permission.

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