面孔和汉字双关图的反转效应

The Inversion Effect of Face-character Ambiguous Figure

面孔认知的反转效应已经得到了很多研究的证实。本研究使用结构信息改变的面孔、汉字和双关图作为实验材料。被试在经过面孔或者汉字的启动任务之后,可以将双关图知觉为面孔或者汉字。结果显示:在对面孔的相对辨认情景中,被试对反转面孔的反应时间显著长于正立面孔,存在反转效应。在对汉字的相对辨认情景中,正立和反转汉字的反应时间没有显著差异。这一结果表明反转效应不仅和结构信息有关,面孔专家化系统自上而下的激活对面孔反转效应起到重要的作用。

The inversion effect of human face cognition has been reported in many studies. Faces, characters and ambiguous figures changed in configural information were used as materials. After the priming task of faces or characters, participants perceived the ambiguous figures as faces or characters. The results showed the inversion effect was observed in the face-priming condition, but not in the character-priming condition. The results provided the first direct evidence of the direct relationships of visual expertise, configural processing, and the face inversion effect.