@article{audette_part-based_2025,

title = {Part-based processing, but not holistic processing, predicts individual differences in face recognition abilities},

author = {P. -L. Audette and L. Côté and C. Blais and J. Duncan and F. Gingras and D. Fiset},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85213575434&doi=10.1016%2fj.cognition.2024.106057&partnerID=40&md5=135d2ba1bdf18648b57db0d3a93d0628},

doi = {10.1016/j.cognition.2024.106057},

issn = {00100277 (ISSN)},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-01-01},

journal = {Cognition},

volume = {256},

abstract = {This study aimed to assess the roles of part-based and holistic processing for face processing ability (FPA). A psychophysical paradigm in which the efficiency at recognizing isolated or combined facial parts was used (N = 64), and holistic processing was defined as the perceptual integration from multiple parts. FPA and object processing ability were measured using a battery of tasks. A multiple linear regression including three predictors, namely perceptual integration, part-based efficiency, and object processing, explained 40 % of the variance in FPA. Most importantly, our results reveal a strong predictive relationship between part-based efficiency and FPA, a small predictive relationship between object processing ability and FPA, and no predictive relationship between perceptual integration and FPA. This result was obtained despite considerable variance in perceptual integration skills–with some participants exhibiting a highly efficient integration. These results indicate that part-based processing plays a pivotal role in FPA, whereas holistic processing does not. © 2024 The Authors},

note = {Publisher: Elsevier B.V.},

keywords = {Adolescent, adult, article, face perception, face recognition, Facial Recognition, female, human, human experiment, Humans, Individual differences, Individuality, Integration efficiency, male, multiple linear regression analysis, physiology, psychology, Psychophysics, recognition, Young Adult},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{tardif_use_2019,

title = {Use of Face Information Varies Systematically From Developmental Prosopagnosics to Super-Recognizers},

author = {J. Tardif and X. Morin Duchesne and S. Cohan and J. Royer and C. Blais and D. Fiset and B. Duchaine and F. Gosselin},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85060433063&doi=10.1177%2f0956797618811338&partnerID=40&md5=0b1d017d93e991fa99d50e6691a54867},

doi = {10.1177/0956797618811338},

issn = {09567976},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

journal = {Psychological Science},

volume = {30},

number = {2},

pages = {300–308},

abstract = {Face-recognition abilities differ largely in the neurologically typical population. We examined how the use of information varies with face-recognition ability from developmental prosopagnosics to super-recognizers. Specifically, we investigated the use of facial features at different spatial scales in 112 individuals, including 5 developmental prosopagnosics and 8 super-recognizers, during an online famous-face-identification task using the bubbles method. We discovered that viewing of the eyes and mouth to identify faces at relatively high spatial frequencies is strongly correlated with face-recognition ability, evaluated from two independent measures. We also showed that the abilities of developmental prosopagnosics and super-recognizers are explained by a model that predicts face-recognition ability from the use of information built solely from participants with intermediate face-recognition abilities (n = 99). This supports the hypothesis that the use of information varies quantitatively from developmental prosopagnosics to super-recognizers as a function of face-recognition ability. © The Author(s) 2018.},

note = {Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc.},

keywords = {adult, Developmental Disabilities, developmental disorder, Facial Recognition, female, human, Humans, Individuality, male, pathophysiology, perception, physiology, Prosopagnosia, Social Perception},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{royer_when_2015,

title = {When less is more: Impact of face processing ability on recognition of visually degraded faces},

author = {J. Royer and C. Blais and F. Gosselin and J. Duncan and D. Fiset},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84942551671&doi=10.1037%2fxhp0000095&partnerID=40&md5=91cc3fb5dcea3655e417eaf2e0290bf6},

doi = {10.1037/xhp0000095},

issn = {00961523},

year  = {2015},

date = {2015-01-01},

journal = {Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance},

volume = {41},

number = {5},

pages = {1179–1183},

abstract = {It is generally thought that faces are perceived as indissociable wholes. As a result, many assume that hiding large portions of the face by the addition of noise or by masking limits or qualitatively alters natural "expert" face processing by forcing observers to use atypical processing mechanisms. We addressed this question by measuring face processing abilities with whole faces and with Bubbles (Gosselin & Schyns, 2001), an extreme masking method thought by some to bias the observers toward the use of atypical processing mechanisms by limiting the use of whole-face strategies. We obtained a strong and negative correlation between individual face processing ability and the number of bubbles (r = -.79), and this correlation remained strong even after controlling for general visual/cognitive processing ability (rpartial = -.72). In other words, the better someone is at processing faces, the fewer facial parts they need to accurately carry out this task. Thus, contrary to what many researchers assume, face processing mechanisms appear to be quite insensitive to the visual impoverishment of the face stimulus. © 2015 American Psychological Association.},

note = {Publisher: American Psychological Association Inc.},

keywords = {Adolescent, adult, Aptitude, Facial Recognition, human, Humans, Individuality, perception, Perceptual Masking, physiology, recognition, Recognition (Psychology), Young Adult},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{bouchard_temporal_2007,

title = {Temporal relationship between dysfunctional beliefs, self-efficacy and panic apprehension in the treatment of panic disorder with agoraphobia},

author = {S. Bouchard and J. Gauthier and A. Nouwen and H. Ivers and A. Vallières and S. Simard and T. Fournier},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-34447561574&doi=10.1016%2fj.jbtep.2006.08.002&partnerID=40&md5=8f563e24b9c604c9a3b1361da1f84bf4},

doi = {10.1016/j.jbtep.2006.08.002},

issn = {00057916},

year  = {2007},

date = {2007-01-01},

journal = {Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry},

volume = {38},

number = {3},

pages = {275–292},

abstract = {The aim of this study is to assess if changes in dysfunctional beliefs and self-efficacy precede changes in panic apprehension in the treatment of panic disorder with agoraphobia. Subjects participated in a larger study comparing the effectiveness of cognitive restructuring and exposure. Four variables were measured: (a) the strength of each subject's main belief toward the consequence of a panic attack; (b) perceived self-efficacy to control a panic attack in the presence of panicogenic body sensations; (c) perceived self-efficacy to control a panic attack in the presence of panicogenic thoughts; and (d) the level of panic apprehension of a panic attack. Variables were recorded daily on a "0" to "100" scale using category partitioning. Multivariate time series analysis and "causality testing" showed that, for all participants, cognitive changes preceded changes in the level of panic apprehension. Important individual differences were observed in the contribution of each variable to the prediction of change in panic apprehension. Changes in apprehension were preceded by changes in belief in three cases, by changes in self-efficacy in six cases, and by changes in both belief and self-efficacy in the remaining three cases. This pattern was observed in participants in the exposure condition as well as those in the cognitive restructuring condition. These results provide more empirical support to the hypothesis that cognitive changes precede improvement. They also underlie the importance of individual differences in the process of change. Finally, this study does not support the hypothesis that exposure and cognitive restructuring operate through different mechanisms, namely a behavioral one and a cognitive one. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.},

keywords = {adult, agoraphobia, article, Aversive Therapy, behavior therapy, Circadian Rhythm, clinical article, cognition, Cognition Disorders, cognitive therapy, controlled study, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, female, Health Status, human, Humans, Individuality, male, Medical Records, Models, panic, Panic Disorder, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychological, Self Concept, Self Efficacy, Sensation, Time Factors, treatment outcome},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}