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AuthorMegreya, Ahmed M.
AuthorBindemann, Markus
Available date2024-07-16T06:15:14Z
Publication Date2017
Publication NameFace Processing: Systems, Disorders and Cultural Differences
ResourceScopus
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/56701
AbstractThe psychological literature reports a variety of cross-cultural differences in cognition, but most of these are based on comparisons of Western and Asian observers. Here, we discuss quantitative and qualitative cross-cultural differences in face processing between Western (British) and Middle-Eastern (Egyptian) observers. First, the perceptual basis of the well-established other-race effect in face processing is reviewed. Second, we discuss a qualitative cross-cultural difference in the relative importance of internal and external features for the matching of unfamiliar faces, which appears to reflect the longterm experience of Middle-Eastern observers in perceiving faces with headscarves. Third, we discuss how cultural differences in reading direction affect the well-established left visual field bias in face processing. We conclude that cultural differences between Western and Middle-Eastern observers, such as those reflecting headdress traditions and reading direction, influence the perception of faces.
Languageen
PublisherNova Science Publishers, Inc.
SubjectCulture
Face perception
Headscarf
Other-race effect
Reading direction
Visual field bias
TitleCulture shapes face perception: Comparisons of egypt and the UK
TypeBook chapter
Pagination287-304
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