The Influence of Social Comparison on Visual Representation of One's Face
Ethan Zell , Emily Balcetis
Ethan Zell , Emily Balcetis
This research seeks to explore whether social comparison changes how people come to form perceptual representations of their own faces.
First, face recognition occurs much more quickly than explicit cognitive judgments . Second, face perception can occur without conscious awareness and requires few if any attentional resources .
First, face recognition occurs much more quickly than explicit cognitive judgments . Second, face perception can occur without conscious awareness and requires few if any attentional resources .
We created morphed images by using an oval crop of the participant's original face photograph that excluded their hair and ears. Then, we morphed the participant's face with 2 reference faces using Abrosoft's Fantamorph computer program. The attractive reference was a beautiful, artificially created composite face that was highly symmetrical. The unattractive reference was the face of a person suffering from a facial disorder (i.e., craniofacial syndrome) that was highly asym...ym...
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