Frontiers in Psychology (Oct 2015)

The Facial Expression Action Stimulus Test. A test battery for the assessment of face memory, face and object perception, configuration processing and facial expression recognition

  • Beatrice eDe Gelder,
  • Beatrice eDe Gelder,
  • Elisabeth M.J. Huis In 'T Veld,
  • Elisabeth M.J. Huis In 'T Veld,
  • Jan eVan den Stock,
  • Jan eVan den Stock

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01609
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6

Abstract

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There are many ways to assess face perception skills. In this study, we describe a novel task battery FEAST (Facial Expression Action Stimulus Test) developed to test recognition of identity and expressions of human faces as well as stimulus control categories. The FEAST consists of a neutral and emotional face memory task, a face and object identity matching task, a face and house part-to-whole matching task, and a human and animal facial expression matching task. The identity and part-to-whole matching tasks contain both upright and inverted conditions. The results provide reference data of a healthy sample of controls in two age groups for future users of the FEAST.

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