Fig. 1
Facial averaging paradigm. (Left) Depiction of a single trial of the facial averaging paradigm along with timing. Each trial began with 1Â s of fixation on a central cross, followed by 2Â s of an 8-face array, .5Â s mask, and 10Â s for participants to make a response, after which they received feedback on their performance. Faces are from the NimStim Set of Facial Expressions, which consists of posed photographs of professional actors who provided their informed consent for the use of their images in research. (Right) Depiction of sample stimuli for each trial type across high/low levels of mean (using a median split) and variance.
