Facial-based ethnic recognition: insights from two closely related by ethnically distinct groups

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dc.contributor.authorCoetzee, Vinet
dc.contributor.authorGreeff, Jaco M.
dc.contributor.authorBarrett, Louise
dc.contributor.authorHenzi, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-31T18:26:55Z
dc.date.available2017-03-31T18:26:55Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.descriptionSherpa Romeo blue journal; open accessen_US
dc.description.abstractPrevious studies on facial recognition have considered widely separated populations, both geographically and culturally, making it hard to disentangle effects of familiarity with an ability to identify ethnic groups per se.We used data from a highly intermixed population of African peoples from South Africa to test whether individuals from nine different ethnic groups could correctly differentiate between facial images of two of these, the Tswana and Pedi. Individuals could not assign ethnicity better than expected by chance, and there was no significant difference between genders in accuracy of assignment. Interestingly, we observed a trend that individuals of mixed ethnic origin were better at assigning ethnicity to Pedi and Tswanas, than individuals from less mixed backgrounds. This result supports the hypothesis that ethnic recognition is based on the visual expertise gained with exposure to different ethnic groups.en_US
dc.identifier.citationCoetzee, V., Greeff, J.M., Barrett, L., & Henzi, S.P. (2009). Facial-based ethnic recognition: insights from two closely related by ethnically distinct groups. South African Journal of Science, 106, 464-466.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/4817
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherAcademy of Science of South Africaen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychology
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Science
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Pretoria
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of St. Andrews
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Lethbridge
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal
dc.subjectFacesen_US
dc.subjectEthnicityen_US
dc.subjectFacial recognitionen_US
dc.subjectExposureen_US
dc.subjectCross-cultural studiesen_US
dc.subject.lcshFace
dc.subject.lcshFace perception
dc.titleFacial-based ethnic recognition: insights from two closely related by ethnically distinct groupsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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