Blais, Jack, Scheepers, Fiset, and Caldara (2008) investigated cross-cultural differences (Western Caucasian vs. East Asian) in face recognition, and found that:
a) East Asians were superior in face recognition.
b) Western Caucasians were superior in face recognition.
c) East Asians tended to focus on the eyes and surrounding areas, Western Caucasians on the nose region.
d) Western Caucasians tended to focus on the eyes and surrounding areas, East Asians on the nose region.
Question 2The entry point for the recognition of objects is the _____ level; the entry point for the recognition of faces is the _____.
a) basic; basic
b) basic; individual
c) subordinate; basic
d) individual; basic
Question 3The experiment by Tanaka and Farah that compared recognition of faces and objects (e.g., houses) demonstrated that:
a) both faces and houses tend to be recognized holistically rather than based on features.
b) both faces and houses tend to be recognized based on features rather than holistically.
c) faces tend to be recognized holistically and houses tend to be recognized based on features.
d) faces tend to be recognized based on features and houses tend to be recognized holistically.
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