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Understanding early development of perception of facial impressions

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K04192
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Experimental psychology
Research InstitutionJissen Women's University

Principal Investigator

Sakuta Yuiko  実践女子大学, 生活科学部, 講師 (30454078)

Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords顔認知 / 社会的認知 / 発達 / 印象 / 印象知覚 / 信頼感 / 顔
Outline of Final Research Achievements

First, we examined 5-to-8-month-old infants' perception of facial impressions by preferential-looking paradigm. As a result, it was found that even infants pay attention to facial images that adults judge to be "trustworthy." These results were published in the international journal (Sakuta et al., 2018, PLOS ONE). Next, impression judgment experiments were conducted for 3-to-6-year-old children and adults. The results showed that some impressions were quite similar, but the other ones were different between children and adults. These results were presented at an international conference (Sakuta, 2019, ICPS) and are currently being prepared for submission to a journal.
There have been few studies regarding young children's impression judgment. This study suggests that infants can obtain the ability to detect trustworthiness from the face through a small number of social experiences after birth.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究で得られた知見を総合すると、顔から印象を知覚する能力は多くの社会的経験や複雑な社会的相互作用を必要としないことが推測される。社会の中で生きる上で、他者が自分にとって味方となりそうか等を評価する能力は非常に重要かつ基本的なスキルであるが、これまでその発達過程についてはほとんど解明されていない。本研究課題により、顔認知の重要な側面である印象知覚のメカニズムの解明に大きく寄与することができたと考える。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (15 results)

All 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (11 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 6 results) Book (2 results) Funded Workshop (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Infants prefer a trustworthy person: An early sign of social cognition in infants2018

    • Author(s)
      Sakuta Yuiko、Kanazawa So、Yamaguchi Masami K.
    • Journal Title

      PLOS ONE

      Volume: 13 Issue: 9 Pages: e0203541-e0203541

    • DOI

      10.1371/journal.pone.0203541

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Cultural differences and universality in perceiving facial impressions: Developmental study.2019

    • Author(s)
      Y. Sakuta
    • Organizer
      International Convention of Psychological Science
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Effect of Personality Trait and Personal Image of Critical Thinkers on Orientation toward Critical Thinking.2019

    • Author(s)
      A. Yazawa, Y. Sakuta, & K. Nakashima
    • Organizer
      Society for Personality and Social Psychology
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 印象が変化する顔を同一人物と認識するか2018

    • Author(s)
      作田由衣子・山田涼子・羽田桃子・赤松茂
    • Organizer
      日本心理学会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 図形の印象判断における目の効果2018

    • Author(s)
      作田由衣子
    • Organizer
      感性福祉学会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Does Impression Manipulation of Avatar Faces Affect Observers' Face Recognition Performance and Displacement of Their Gaze?2017

    • Author(s)
      R. Yamada, M. Hada, Y. Sakuta & S. Akamatsu
    • Organizer
      The 5th IIEEJ International Workshop on Image Electronics and Visual Computing(IEVC2017)
    • Place of Presentation
      Da Nang (Vietnum)
    • Year and Date
      2017-02-28
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Does an appearance transformation of 3D faces for transmitting social impressions affect people's identification of faces?2017

    • Author(s)
      R. Yamada, M. Hada, Y. Sakuta & S. Akamatsu
    • Organizer
      International Workshop on Advanced Image Technology 2017 (IWAIT 2017)
    • Place of Presentation
      Penang (Malaysia)
    • Year and Date
      2017-01-08
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 顔の記憶が得意な人の方略を視線計測から探る2016

    • Author(s)
      作田由衣子・山田涼子・羽田桃子・赤松茂
    • Organizer
      日本顔学会大会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京芸術大学(東京)
    • Year and Date
      2016-10-19
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 感性と知覚・認知2016

    • Author(s)
      作田由衣子
    • Organizer
      日本認知心理学会公開シンポジウム「認知心理学のフロンティアⅧ~感情・感性・コミュニケーション~」
    • Place of Presentation
      工学院大学(東京)
    • Year and Date
      2016-10-01
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] People can identify a face even if the person’s facial impressions have changed2016

    • Author(s)
      Y. Sakuta, R. Yamada, Y. Inaba, & S. Akamatsu
    • Organizer
      International Conference on Memory (ICOM6)
    • Place of Presentation
      Budapest (Hungary)
    • Year and Date
      2016-07-17
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 顔をおぼえるのが上手い人・下手な人:再認実験と視線計測からのアプローチ2016

    • Author(s)
      作田由衣子・山田涼子・稲葉善典・赤松茂
    • Organizer
      日本認知心理学会第14回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      広島大学(広島)
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-18
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Infants prefer a trustworthy person: An early sign of social cognition in infants.2015

    • Author(s)
      Y. Sakuta, S. Kanazawa, & M. K. Yamaguchi
    • Organizer
      Association for Psychological Science 27th Annual Convention
    • Place of Presentation
      New York
    • Year and Date
      2015-05-21
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] 第一印象の科学―なぜヒトは顔に惑わされてしまうのか?2019

    • Author(s)
      アレクサンダー・トドロフ(著)中里京子(訳)作田由衣子(監修)
    • Total Pages
      408
    • Publisher
      みすず書房
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] ゼロからはじめる心理学―人の心を知る科学(有斐閣ストゥディア)2015

    • Author(s)
      金沢創・市川寛子・作田由衣子
    • Total Pages
      199
    • Publisher
      有斐閣
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Funded Workshop] 人は本当に見た目通りか? ―第一印象の抗えない力 Face Value: The Irresistible Influence of First Impressions2017

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report

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Published: 2015-04-16   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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