Does Face Inversion Change Spatial Frequency Tuning?

作者：Willenbockel Verena; Fiset Daniel; Chauvin Alan; Blais Caroline; Arguin Martin; Tanaka James W; Bub Daniel N; Gosselin Frederic^*

来源：Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance , 2010, 36(1): 122-135.

DOI：10.1037/a0016465

• face perception
• identification
• spatial frequency
• inversion effect

The authors examined spatial frequency (SF) tuning of upright and inverted face identification using an SF variant of the Bubbles technique (F. Gosselin & P. G. Schyns, 2001). In Experiment 1, they validated the SF Bubbles technique in a plaid detection task. In Experiments 2a-c, the SFs used for identifying upright and inverted inner facial features were investigated. Although a clear inversion effect was present (mean accuracy was 24% higher and response times 455 ms shorter for upright faces), SF tunings were remarkably similar in both orientation conditions (mean r = .98; an SF band of 1.9 octaves centered at 9.8 cycles per face width for faces of about 6 degrees). In Experiments 3a and b, the authors demonstrated that their technique is sensitive to both subtle bottom-up and top-down induced changes in SF tuning, suggesting that the null results of Experiments 2a-c are real. The most parsimonious explanation of the findings is provided by the quantitative account of the face inversion effect: The same information is used for identifying upright and inverted inner facial features, but processing has greater sensitivity with the former.

• 出版日期2010-2