Domain Specificity vs. Domain Generality: The Case of Faces and Words
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Resumo: | Faces and words are ever-present stimuli in social environments that require fine-grained, efficient discrimination of their constituents in order to acquire meaning. Provided that these stimuli share multiple characteristics, while simultaneously being different visual object categories in important ways, a debate has ensued pertaining to whether their processing can be reduced to a common mechanism or whether each category mobilizes exclusive resources. We thus first present briefly domain-specific and domain-general accounts, as opposing perspectives that highlight the absence and presence of commonalities in face and word processing, respectively. We then focus on how faces and words are processed. While faces are usually associated with holistic processing of facial features, to create a perceptual whole, there is no such consensus pertaining to word processing. Words have been argued to rely on either letter-by-letter processing or in a way closer to that of faces, since they are also objects of expertise. Lastly, we advance the debate by providing an overview of our latest research findings. These findings provide a more direct comparison of face and word processing, by incorporating both stimuli in one task concurrently. |
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Domain Specificity vs. Domain Generality: The Case of Faces and WordsDomain generalityDomain specificityWord processingFace processingHolistic processingFaces and words are ever-present stimuli in social environments that require fine-grained, efficient discrimination of their constituents in order to acquire meaning. Provided that these stimuli share multiple characteristics, while simultaneously being different visual object categories in important ways, a debate has ensued pertaining to whether their processing can be reduced to a common mechanism or whether each category mobilizes exclusive resources. We thus first present briefly domain-specific and domain-general accounts, as opposing perspectives that highlight the absence and presence of commonalities in face and word processing, respectively. We then focus on how faces and words are processed. While faces are usually associated with holistic processing of facial features, to create a perceptual whole, there is no such consensus pertaining to word processing. Words have been argued to rely on either letter-by-letter processing or in a way closer to that of faces, since they are also objects of expertise. Lastly, we advance the debate by providing an overview of our latest research findings. These findings provide a more direct comparison of face and word processing, by incorporating both stimuli in one task concurrently.MDPIRepositório da Universidade de LisboaVentura, PauloCruz, F.2024-03-07T11:56:43Z2023-12-212024-02-05T10:38:44Z2023-12-21T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/63230engVentura, P., & Cruz, F. (2023). Domain Specificity vs. Domain Generality: The Case of Faces and Words. Vision, 8(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/vision8010001cv-prod-347910410.3390/vision80100012411-5150info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-03-11T01:19:10Zoai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/63230Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T03:14:25.642593Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Domain Specificity vs. Domain Generality: The Case of Faces and Words |
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Domain Specificity vs. Domain Generality: The Case of Faces and Words |
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Domain Specificity vs. Domain Generality: The Case of Faces and Words Ventura, Paulo Domain generality Domain specificity Word processing Face processing Holistic processing |
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Domain Specificity vs. Domain Generality: The Case of Faces and Words |
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Domain Specificity vs. Domain Generality: The Case of Faces and Words |
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Domain Specificity vs. Domain Generality: The Case of Faces and Words |
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Domain Specificity vs. Domain Generality: The Case of Faces and Words |
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Domain Specificity vs. Domain Generality: The Case of Faces and Words |
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Ventura, Paulo |
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Ventura, Paulo Cruz, F. |
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Cruz, F. |
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Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
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Ventura, Paulo Cruz, F. |
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Domain generality Domain specificity Word processing Face processing Holistic processing |
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Domain generality Domain specificity Word processing Face processing Holistic processing |
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Faces and words are ever-present stimuli in social environments that require fine-grained, efficient discrimination of their constituents in order to acquire meaning. Provided that these stimuli share multiple characteristics, while simultaneously being different visual object categories in important ways, a debate has ensued pertaining to whether their processing can be reduced to a common mechanism or whether each category mobilizes exclusive resources. We thus first present briefly domain-specific and domain-general accounts, as opposing perspectives that highlight the absence and presence of commonalities in face and word processing, respectively. We then focus on how faces and words are processed. While faces are usually associated with holistic processing of facial features, to create a perceptual whole, there is no such consensus pertaining to word processing. Words have been argued to rely on either letter-by-letter processing or in a way closer to that of faces, since they are also objects of expertise. Lastly, we advance the debate by providing an overview of our latest research findings. These findings provide a more direct comparison of face and word processing, by incorporating both stimuli in one task concurrently. |
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Ventura, P., & Cruz, F. (2023). Domain Specificity vs. Domain Generality: The Case of Faces and Words. Vision, 8(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/vision8010001 cv-prod-3479104 10.3390/vision8010001 2411-5150 |
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