1. Advanced Cognitive Psychology 1 Dept. of Psychology, Ajou Univ. Kyungil Kim E-mail: kyungilkim@ajou.ac.kr URL : http://ajou.ac.kr/~tetross 05. 물체지각.Appendix PSY 0048

2. Advanced Cognitive Psychology 2 Dept. of Psychology, Ajou Univ. Object vs. viewer centered qObject centered Description of object is independent of where the viewer is location Structural descriptions are object centered ① Locations of parts are specified relative to each other qViewer centered Representation changes with position of viewer Template theories are viewer centered ① Template depends on where the viewer is located.

3. Advanced Cognitive Psychology 3 Dept. of Psychology, Ajou Univ. Face recognition qFace recognition seems to be viewer centered qA simple experiment Do you recognize the famous people in the pictures below? It may be difficult for you to recognize these people when they are upside-down.

4. Advanced Cognitive Psychology 4 Dept. of Psychology, Ajou Univ. Inversion effects qFaces are harder to recognize when inverted qLike the Beetle, faces do not have good parts.

5. Advanced Cognitive Psychology 5 Dept. of Psychology, Ajou Univ. Indeed, face recognition is odd

6. Advanced Cognitive Psychology 6 Dept. of Psychology, Ajou Univ. More upside down faces http://www.spiralpocus.com/?p=2490

7. Advanced Cognitive Psychology 7 Dept. of Psychology, Ajou Univ. Brain & Face recognition qThe temporal lobe of the brain is partly responsible for our ability to recognize faces.temporal lobe of the brain Some neurons in the temporal lobe respond to particular features of faces. qProsopagnosia ( 顔面失認症 ) Patients who suffer damage to the temporal lobe lose their ability to recognize and identify familiar faces. When the appearance of a face is changed, neurons in the temporal lobe generate less activity.