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Wyer, Natalie A. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8169-976X, Martin, Douglas, Pickup, Tracey and Macrae, C. Neil
(2012)
Individual differences in (non-visual) processing style predict the face inversion effect.
Cognitive Science, 36 (2).
pp. 373-384.
ISSN 0364-0213
Abstract
Recent research suggests that individuals with relatively weak global precedence (i.e., a smaller propensity to view visual stimuli in a configural manner) show a reduced face inversion effect (FIE). Coupled with such findings, a number of recent studies have demonstrated links between an advantage for feature-based processing and the presentation of traits associated with autism among the general population. The present study sought to bridge these findings by investigating whether a relationship exists between the possession of autism-associated traits (i.e., as indicated by individualsautism quotient [(AQ) and the size of the FIE. Participants completed an on-line study in which the AQ was measured prior to a standard face recognition task where half of the faces were inverted at test. The results confirmed that higher AQ levels were predictive of smaller FIEs. Implications for a common underlying factor relating to processing orientation are discussed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | autism-spectrum quotient,face inversion effect,configural versus feature-based processing |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Psychology |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Developmental Science Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Cognition, Action and Perception Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Social Cognition Research Group |
| Depositing User: | Pure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Mar 2017 01:42 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jun 2026 17:27 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/63027 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1551-6709.2011.01224.x |
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