Facial Memory: The Role of the Pre-Existing Knowledge in Face Processing and Recognition
Faces are visual stimuli full of information. Depending upon the familiarity with a face, the information we can extract will differ, so the more familiarity with a face, the more information that can be extracted from it. The present article reviews the role that pre-existing knowledge of a face ha...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PsychOpen
2012-05-01
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| Series: | Europe's Journal of Psychology |
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| Online Access: | http://ejop.psychopen.eu/article/view/455 |