{"id":29925,"date":"2022-02-09T15:21:45","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T15:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rochellesthrezrs.com\/who-finds-it-more-difficult-to-recognize-faces-behind-masks\/"},"modified":"2022-02-09T15:21:45","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T15:21:45","slug":"who-finds-it-more-difficult-to-recognize-faces-behind-masks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rochellesthrezrs.com\/who-finds-it-more-difficult-to-recognize-faces-behind-masks\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Finds It More Difficult to Recognize Faces Behind Masks?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"display: inline;\">\n<p>Children have about a 20 per cent impairment rate for recognizing masked faces compared to about a 15 per cent rate for adults. <\/p>\n<div id=\"hidecontent\">\n\t\t\t <!--include file=\"..\/mob-light\/ads\/news-ads.asp\"-->\t  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Faces are among the most important visual stimuli. We use facial information to determine different attributes about a person, including their gender, age, mood and intentions. We use this information to navigate through social interactions,&#8221; said Erez Freud, Assistant Professor, at York University. <br \/><center\/><\/p>\n<p>The study by researchers at Universities of York and Ben-Gurion in Israel, looked at 72 children, ages six to 14, to see if their experience was similar to that of adults. <\/p>\n<p>Faces were presented with or without masks, both upright and inverted. <\/p>\n<p>The study also revealed children process faces differently when the face they are looking at is masked, compared to one that&#8217;s not. Their ability to holistically process faces, which is necessary for face perception, was disrupted and became more analytical. <\/p>\n<p>Typically, humans process the face as a whole rather than by its individual features. <\/p>\n<p>In the study, published in the journal Cognitive Research: Principles &amp; Implications, the team used the kids&#8217; version of the Cambridge Face Memory Test &#8212; the most validated measure of face perception abilities in humans &#8212; to test the ability of school-aged children to recognize faces with and without masks, both upright and inverted. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If holistic processing is impaired and recognition is impaired, there is a possibility it could impair children&#8217;s ability to navigate through social interactions with their peers and teachers, and this could lead to issues forming important relationships, Freud said. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Given the importance of faces to social interactions, this is something we need to pay attention to.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>With children back to school with mask mandates once again, future research should explore the social and psychological ramifications of wearing masks on children&#8217;s educational performance, Freud noted. <\/p>\n<p>Source: IANS  &#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;\n\t\t\t \t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medindia.net\/news\/kids-or-adults-who-finds-it-more-difficult-to-recognize-faces-behind-masks-205572-1.htm\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Children have about a 20 per cent impairment rate for recognizing masked faces compared to about a 15 per cent rate for adults. &#8220;Faces are among the most important visual stimuli. 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