1. Fan and Non-Fan Recollection of Faces in Fandom-Related Art and Costumes
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Sharon E. Roberts, Courtney N. Plante, Stephen Reysen, and Kathleen C. Gerbasi
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Cultural Studies ,Philosophy of mind ,Social Psychology ,Recall ,05 social sciences ,050109 social psychology ,Experimental and Cognitive Psychology ,Facial recognition system ,050105 experimental psychology ,Visual arts ,Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Fandom ,Psychology - Abstract
We compared face recognition of humans and fandom-themed characters (art and costumes) between a sample of furries (fans of anthropomorphic animal art) and non-furries. Participants viewed images that included humans, drawn anthropomorphic animals, and anthropomorphic animal costumes, and were later tested on their ability to recognize faces from a subset of the viewed images. While furries and non-furries did not differ in their recollection of human faces, furries showed significantly better memory for faces in furry-themed artwork and costumes. The results are discussed in relation to own-group bias in face recognition.
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- 2018
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