Configural information is processed differently in perception and recognition of faces.
Several previous studies have stressed the importance of processing configural information in face recognition. In this study the perception of configural information was investigated. Large overestimations were found when the eye-mouth distance and the inter-eye distance had to be estimated. Whereas configural processing is disrupted when inverted faces have to be recognized the perceptual overestimations persisted when faces were inverted. These results suggest that processing configural information is different in perceptual as opposed to recognition tasks.
Schwaninger
Adrian
A
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Spemannstr. 38, 72076 Tübingen, Germany. adrian.schwaninger@tuebingen.mpg.de
Ryf
Stefan
S
Hofer
Franziska
F
D000328:Adult; D003463:Cues; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D005556:Form Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009903:Optical Illusions; D009949:Orientation; D011581:Psychological Tests; D021641:Recognition, Psychology / Q000502:physiology*