Review of Eye Movement Patterns in Face Perception

Abstract

Abstract: Previous studies found that face perception is of great significance in vision recognition. Recent studies use more and more eye tracking skills in face perception for its high ecological validity. A variety of psychological, biological and socio-cultural factors may account for differences in face perception. In the present article, we reviewed evidence regarding different eye movement patterns between western and eastern people, different eye movement patterns between own-race face and other- race face, different eye movement patterns between familiar face and unfamiliar face, different eye movement patterns between different emotional face. Future research may employ more about the reason of the differences in eye movement pattern of face perception; pay more attention to the perception of the social messages in face in the dynamic scene.

Key words: face perception, eye movement patterns, socio-cultural differences, other-race face, facial expressions

摘要： 面孔是一种独特的社会性刺激,面孔识别一直以来都是视觉认知领域的研究热点。近年来,眼动追踪技术在面孔识别的研究中发挥着越来越重要的作用。本文首先综述了面孔识别眼动模式的文化差异,随后分析了面孔种族、面孔熟悉度对面孔识别眼动模式的影响,最后对不同面部表情识别的眼动模式相关研究进行了总结。未来的研究需要进一步探讨面孔识别眼动模式差异的原因和模式差异背后的功能差异,也需要更多关注动态面孔识别的眼动注视模式研究。

关键词: 面孔识别, 注视模式, 文化差异, 异族面孔, 面部表情

CLC Number:

B842.1

Yang Qing, Yan Guoli. Review of Eye Movement Patterns in Face Perception[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2013, 11(3): 417-424.

杨青, 闫国利. 面孔识别的眼动模式研究述评[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2013, 11(3): 417-424.

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