Parts vs Wholes

Question 1

Wholistic analysis

Answer 1

A face is not recognized by its parts, but by configuration of the parts, ie relation they have to each other;

• What color are my eyes; difficult
• Mustache effect; when shaved, you see difference but not immediately what is different

Question 2

Experiment parts vs whole hypothesis

Answer 2

Learned house/face and later tested to recognize parts of faces/houses. Houses were recognized but faces a lot better in the whole condition (normal subjects)

Question 3

Composite effect

Answer 3

Faces are processed as a whole, also reason why it’s difficult to answer;

Are these top halves the same or different.

When slightly off centered, you can easily see, as with upside down pictures. But when it makes a whole face its harder

Question 4

Remembering faces

Answer 4

In an experiment where they had to scan for a subject, the fixaded faces were noticed as well. Even for faces that were glanced over briefly, exept when you turn them upside down.

Meaning: we have strong memory for faces.