When memory shifts toward more typical category exemplars: accentuation effects in the recollection of ethnically ambiguous faces.
(2004) Journal of personality and social psychology — Vol. 86, n° 2, p. 236-250 (2004)
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- In 4 studies, the authors examined the impact of categorization on the recollection of ethnically ambiguous faces. Participants were presented with faces lying at various locations on mixed-race continua (i.e., Caucasian-North African and Caucasian-Asian faces were used as source images in a morphing program). In all studies, the prevalence of exclusive ethnic features in a face distorted participants' recollections of the face toward faces more typical of the category. Specifically, the recollection of 30% North African (or 30% Asian) faces shifted toward Caucasian source faces, whereas the recollection of 70% North African (or 70% Asian) faces shifted toward North African (Asian) source faces. Memory distortions did not emerge for extremely ambiguous (50%) faces and proved larger on mixed-race than same-race continua (Studies 3 and 4). Memory distortions also emerged with high levels of confidence. The authors elaborate on the theoretical and practical implications of these findings.
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Corneille, O., Huart, J., Becquart, E., & Brédart, S. (2004). When memory shifts toward more typical category exemplars: accentuation effects in the recollection of ethnically ambiguous faces. Journal of personality and social psychology, 86(2), 236-250. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.86.2.236 (Original work published 2004)