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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > whole-part effect

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whole-part effect  

Definition

  • Better recognition of a facial feature (e.g. the nose) when it is presented in the context of a full face rather than in isolation.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Tanaka, J. W., & Farah, M. J. (1993). Parts and wholes in face recognition. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section A, 46(2), 225-245. https://doi.org/10.1080/14640749308401045

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
  • • Tanaka, J. W., & Simonyi, D. (2016). The “parts and wholes” of face recognition: A review of the literature. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 69(10), 1876–1889. https://doi.org/10.1080/17470218.2016.1146780

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-PNPPKJ91-B

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