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ERIC Number: EJ468021
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-0285
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Inversion and Configuration of Faces.
Bartlett, James C.; Searcy, Jean
Cognitive Psychology, v25 n3 p281-316 Jul 1993
The Thatcher illusion, in which the inverted mouth and eyes of a face appear grotesque when upright, but not when the whole configuration is inverted, was studied in 3 experiments involving 89 undergraduates. Results suggest that the illusion represents a disruption of encoding of holistic information when faces are inverted. (SLD)
Descriptors: Encoding (Psychology), Facial Expressions, Higher Education, Recognition (Psychology), Undergraduate Students, Visual Perception
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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