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  Gaze behavior in face comparison: The roles of sex, task, and symmetry

Armann, R., & Bülthoff, I. (2009). Gaze behavior in face comparison: The roles of sex, task, and symmetry. Attention, Perception and Psychophysics, 71(5), 1107-1126. doi:10.3758/APP.71.5.1107.

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Armann, R1, Author           
Bülthoff, I1, Author           
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1Department Human Perception, Cognition and Action, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Max Planck Society, ou_1497797              

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 Abstract: Knowing where people look on a face provides an objective insight into the information entering the visual system and into cognitive processes involved in face perception. In the present study, we recorded eye movements of human participants while they compared two faces presented simultaneously. Observers‘ viewing behavior and performance was examined in two tasks of parametrically varying difficulty, using two types of face stimuli (sex morphs and identity morphs). The frequency, duration, and temporal sequence of fixations on previously defined areas of interest in the faces were analyzed. As was expected, viewing behavior and performance varied with difficulty. Interestingly, observers compared predominantly the inner halves of the face stimuli—a result inconsistent with the general left-hemiface bias reported for single faces. Furthermore, fixation patterns and performance differed between tasks, independently of stimulus type. Moreover, we found differences in male and female participants‘ viewing behaviors, but only when the sex of the face stimuli was task relevant.

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Pages: - Volume / Issue: 71 (5) Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 1107 - 1126 Identifier: -