Body-image consciousness and self-reference effects in face recognition.
Subjects differing in body consciousness were compared on face memory. Compared to subjects low in body awareness, subjects with a highly developed body image showed enhanced retention of faces judged for similarity to self-appearance. Although the imaginal component of the self-concept may not be effective in general, subjects who are schematic on that dimension can effectively encode experiences in this way.
D001828:Body Image; D003243:Consciousness; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D005556:Form Perception; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual