Table 1 Pearson correlations (and corresponding p-values) between the holistic processing indices—whole-part effect (WPE), the composite-face effect (CFE), and global–local interference (GLI)—with face recognition ability (d′) as a function of stimulus race in each race group.

From: The other-race effect and holistic processing across racial groups

 

Malaysian Chinese (N = 31)

Africans (N = 30)

Australian-Caucasians (N = 30)

European-Caucasians (N = 30)

chi d

sa d

cau d

chi d

sa d

cau d

chi d

sa d

cau d

chi d

sa d

cau d

WPE

Chinese faces

 − 0.50 (0.04)

 − 0.20 (0.28)

 − 0.46 (0.01)

 − 0.32 (0.08)

 − 0.20 (0.29)

 − 0.38 (0.04)

0.15 (0.43)

0.08 (0.69)

 − 0.08 (0.69)

 − 0.05 (0.81)

 − 0.35 (0.06)

 − 0.09 (0.63)

African faces

 − 0.14 (0.46)

 − 0.12 (0.54)

 − 0.27 (0.15)

 − 0.35 (0.06)

 − 0.40 (0.03)

 − 0.17 (0.38)

 − 0.03 (0.87)

 − 0.15 (0.42)

 − 0.29 (0.13)

0.01 (0.95)

 − 0.26 (0.17)

 − 0.01 (0.94)

Caucasian faces

0.28 (0.12)

 − 0.01 (0.97)

 − 0.02 (0.92)

 − 0.06 (0.76)

 − 0.02 (0.92)

0.10 (0.60)

 − 0.12 (0.92)

 − 0.06 (0.74)

0.06 (0.76)

 − 0.17 (0.38)

 − 0.28 (0.14)

 − 0.03 (0.87)

CFE

Chinese faces

0.14 (0.45)

0.24 (0.20)

0.15 (0.41)

0.08 (0.68)

0.30 (0.11)

0.05 (0.80)

0.10 (0.61)

0.03 (0.87)

 − 0.08 (0.69)

 − 0.22 (0.25)

 − 0.05 (0.78)

 − 0.23 (0.22)

African faces

0.24 (0.20)

 − 0.04 (0.84)

0.15 (0.43)

0.07 (0.71)

 − 0.30 (0.11)

 − 0.37 (0.04)

 − 0.02 (0.90)

0.31 (0.09)

 − 0.16 (0.41)

0.15 (0.43)

 − 0.13 (0.49)

 − 0.16 (0.40)

Caucasian faces

0.31 (0.08)

0.24 (0.20)

0.30 (0.10)

 − 0.15 (0.43)

0.11 (0.57)

 − 0.20 (0.30)

0.28 (0.14)

0.01 (0.97)

0.06 (0.74)

0.15 (0.42)

0.02 (0.91)

0.04 (0.83)

GLI

 − 0.02 (0.92)

0.15 (0.43)

0.02 (0.90)

0.34 (0.06)

0.07 (0.70)

 − 0.20 (0.28)

0.41 (0.02)

0.18 (0.34)

 − 0.02 (0.94)

 − 0.15 (0.42)

0.08 (0.69)

 − 0.04 (0.82)

  1. chi Chinese faces, sa South African faces, cau Caucasian faces. α (two-tailed) = 0.002 (0.05/21).