The culture of perceptual expertise and the other-race effect |
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| Authors: | Megan K Lall James W Tanaka |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behavior, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Contribution: Conceptualization;2. Department of Psychology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Abstract: | In our commentary, we propose that the ORE can be viewed as a form of perceptual expertise. Like experts, we recognize own-race faces at the subordinate level as individuals and novices when recognize other-race faces at the basic level of race. Applying a perceptual expertise account, we explain the ORE in terms of its cognitive, neural, and motivational factors. We suggest that by creating a culture of “other-race” expertise, improvements in other-race face recognition can be achieved. |
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| Keywords: | face recognition object recognition other-race effect perceptual expertise |
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