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ItemAn investigation of the holistic processing of facesCheng, Xue Jun ( 2023-11)Whether it is due to the specific configuration of faces or our particular expertise with them, faces are seen to be a special class of object and, hence, processed differently compared to most other stimuli in our environment. One influential concept - holistic processing - has been used to describe how we process faces. In general, the concept of holistic processing is based on the idea that the entire face object is perceived and processed as a single unit instead of as individual parts or an aggregate of those parts. However, there is no single clear operationalisation of holistic processing in the literature, and the various experimental paradigms used seem to assess different aspects of processing. In this thesis, I explore the different ways holistic processing has been investigated and provide an in-depth examination of the underlying processing of composite faces. According to theories of information processing, holistic processing can be operationalised as a coactive architecture where all face information is combined into a single channel, which then drives decision-making in specific tasks. Coactive processing can be distinguished from other processing architectures such as serial and parallel processing using systems factorial technology and model-fitting. Overall, our composite faces were best fit by a mixture of serial and parallel processing, indicating little support for the argument that faces are processed holistically. We further investigate this mixture model and discuss how these results can be situated on a continuum which ranges from analytic, independent processing to complete, holistic processing.
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ItemModelling the impact and organisational factors on workFox, Simon R. (University of Melbourne, 2009)
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ItemThe psychosocial effects of a newly-diagnosed seizure in adulthoodVelissaris, Sarah L. (University of Melbourne, 2009)
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ItemThe neurological correlates of the k-complexNicholas, Christian L. (University of Melbourne, 2009)
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ItemMalformations of cortical development : does prenatal disruption of the normal maturational process confer vulnerability for behavioural andDe Luca, Cinzia R. (University of Melbourne, 2008)
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ItemSpatial learning and memory in a virtual environment : temporal lobe damage and neurotransmitter correlatesGlikmann-Johnston, Yifat. (University of Melbourne, 2008)
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ItemVolumetric MRI analysis and developmental dyslexia in a paediatric group : a critical analysis of current theoretical models of readingDodds, Bernice. (University of Melbourne, 2008)
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ItemYoung people dance : a case study of an effective contemporary dance education program and its participating youthErskine, Shona. (University of Melbourne, 2008)
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ItemPreschool children's informal understanding of discrete and continuous quantity conceptsReid, Katharine Jane. (University of Melbourne, 2008)
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ItemPathways to pathologising : does understanding behaviour make it seem normal : perceptions of abnormality in Western Europe and East Asian culturesBan, Lauren Michelle. (University of Melbourne, 2008)