Fan and Non-Fan Recollection of Faces in Fandom-Related Art and Costumes

We compared face recognition of humans and fandom-themed characters (art and costumes) between a sample of furries (fans of anthropomorphic animal art) and non-furries. Participants viewed images that included humans, drawn anthropomorphic animals, and anthropomorphic animal costumes, and were later...

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Published in:Journal of cognition and culture
Authors: Reysen, Stephen (Author) ; Plante, Courtney N. (Author) ; Roberts, Sharon E. (Author)
Contributors: Gerbasi, Kathleen C. (Other)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2018
In: Journal of cognition and culture
Further subjects:B furry fursuit furry art memory face recognition own-group bias
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Summary:We compared face recognition of humans and fandom-themed characters (art and costumes) between a sample of furries (fans of anthropomorphic animal art) and non-furries. Participants viewed images that included humans, drawn anthropomorphic animals, and anthropomorphic animal costumes, and were later tested on their ability to recognize faces from a subset of the viewed images. While furries and non-furries did not differ in their recollection of human faces, furries showed significantly better memory for faces in furry-themed artwork and costumes. The results are discussed in relation to own-group bias in face recognition.
ISSN:1568-5373
Contains:In: Journal of cognition and culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15685373-12340024