Lecture 5: Face Perception

Question 1

3 Explanations for face perception

Answer 1

1) templates
2) features
3) structural descriptions

Question 2

2 Problems with Templates

Answer 2

1) how many templates would we need if we use them for object perception
2) how would we then recognise novel objects

Question 3

3 Issues with face perception

Answer 3

1) upside down faces
2) faces are difficult to recognise as photographic negatives
3) upright vs inverted faces

Question 4

Problem with grandmother hypothesis

Answer 4

We would need a cell for everything we see and indeed everything we might see

Question 5

Area of the brain engaged when looking at faces

Answer 5

Fusiform face area (FFA)