Memory for Faces and Schema Theory
- 1 May 1980
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Psychology
- Vol. 105 (1) , 47-59
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.1980.9915131
Abstract
A model, using schema theory, is offered to explain inferior recognition memory for “foreign” faces. Support for this interpretation is derived from a variety of studies (total N = 671 males and females ages three years through adult): the development of facial schemata, comparative efficiency of own-race face recognition with other-race recognition, correlation between own-race and other-race recognition performance measures, and inverted face recognition.Keywords
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