A Review and Clarification of the Terms “holistic,” “configural,” and “relational” in the Face Perception Literature

It is widely agreed that the human face is processed differently from other objects. However there is a lack of consensus on what is meant by a wide array of terms used to describe this “special” face processing (e.g., holistic and configural) and the perceptually relevant information within a face...

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Main Authors: Piepers, Daniel W., Robbins, Rachel A.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3571734/