ERIC Number: EJ732018
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Publication Date: 2006-Mar
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Recognition of Faces of Ingroup and Outgroup Children and Adults
Corenblum, B.; Meissner, Christian A.
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v93 n3 p187-206 Mar 2006
People are often more accurate in recognizing faces of ingroup members than in recognizing faces of outgroup members. Although own-group biases in face recognition are well established among adults, less attention has been given to such biases among children. This is surprising considering how often children give testimony in criminal and civil cases. In the current two studies, Euro-Canadian children attending public school and young adults enrolled in university-level classes were asked whether previously presented photographs of Euro-American and African American adults (Study 1) or photographs of Native Canadian, Euro-Canadian, and African American children (Study 2) were new or old. In both studies, own-group biases were found on measures of discrimination accuracy and response bias as well as on estimates of reaction time, confidence, and confidence-accuracy relations. Results of both studies were consistent with predictions derived from multidimensional face space theory of face recognition. Implications of the current studies for the validity of children's eyewitness testimony are also discussed.
Descriptors: Recognition (Psychology), Group Membership, Social Bias, Children, College Students, Reaction Time, Measurement Techniques, Anglo Americans, African Americans, Canada Natives, Photography, Visual Aids
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Language: English
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