The other-age effect for older adult faces
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Abstract
The aim of this research is to investigate the discrimination and recognition ability of faces of different ages. Recent studies demonstrated the existence of an «other-age effect» (OAE) in adults and children, defined as superior within-category discrimination and enhanced configural processing of faces from the age group to which individuals have the most exposure (young adult faces) compared to other-ages (newborns and 3-years-old children). The current study extends existing evidence showing the presence of an OAE for older-adult faces in adults (Exp.1) as well as 3-years-old children (Exp.2).
Keywords
- face recognition
- other-age effect
- inversion effect
- experience
