We are thrilled to announce that our newest ManyBabies project is…
ManyBabies9: Perceptual Specialization
Perceptual specialization is the process by which an individual builds expertise for differentiating among stimuli most familiar to them and demonstrates reduced capability for differentiating stimuli of unfamiliar categories (e.g., unfamiliar-race faces, non-native languages).
We aim to replicate and extend previous face perception studies by investigating the extent to which perceptual specialization for familiar-race faces develops similarly in Multiracial/Multiethnic contexts and Monoracial/Monoethnic contexts.