Study on the mechanism of own-gender bias on face cognition and memory

• Project/Area Number: 23730699
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Experimental psychology
• Research Institution: Nagoya University
• Principal Investigator: KITAGAMI Shinji 名古屋大学, 環境学研究科, 准教授 (00359879)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2013
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
• Keywords: 実験系心理学 / 顔 / 記憶 / 認識 / ジェンダーバイアス / 目撃証言 / 認知心理学 / 顔の記憶 / 顔の認知 / 人種バイアス / 認知 / 熟達

Research Abstract

Own-gender bias in face memory and cognition is the phenomenon in which people exhibit better performance for own-gender faces than other-gender faces. We investigated whether perceptual expertise factors or social cognitive factors contribute to own-gender bias in face recognition. As a result, we found that not perceptual expertise factors but social cognitive factors may contribute to own-gender bias in face recognition.

Research Products

• [Presentation] Does perceived gender affect recognition of ambiguous-gender faces? (2014)
  • Author(s): Kitagami, S., Nakashima, F.S., & Ami,S.
  • Organizer: the 15th Annual Conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP)
  • Place of Presentation: Austin, USA
  • Year and Date: 2014-02-15
• [Presentation] Does perceived gender affect recognition of ambiguous-gender faces? (2014)
  • Author(s): Kitagami, S., Nakashima, F. S., & Ami, S.
  • Organizer: the 15th Annual Conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology
  • Place of Presentation: Austin, USA
• [Presentation] 顔の再認におけるジェンダーバイアスの生起メカニズムの検討―倒立効果パラダイムを用いた知覚的熟達要因の検討― (2013)
  • Author(s): 北神慎司・中嶋智史
  • Organizer: 日本心理学会第77回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 札幌コンベンションセンター・札幌市産業振興センター
  • Year and Date: 2013-09-21
• [Presentation] 顔の再認におけるジェンダーバイアスの生起メカニズムの検討－倒立効果パラダイムを用いた知覚的熟達要因の検討－ (2013)
  • Author(s): 北神慎司・中嶋智史
  • Organizer: 日本心理学会第77回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 札幌コンベンションセンター
• [Presentation] 左右に目を動かすだけで記憶が良くなる？―左右の眼球運動がエピソード記憶の検索に及ぼす影響― (2012)
  • Author(s): 北神慎司・小松里子・池田賢司・高橋知世
  • Organizer: 日本心理学会第76回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 専修大学
• [Presentation] An own-gender bias and an own-age bias in face recognition (2011)
  • Author(s): Kitagami, S., Yamada, Y., & Nagai, M.
  • Organizer: The 5th International Conference on Memory
  • Place of Presentation: University of York (UK)
• [Book] 新・知性と感性の心理学―認知心理学最前線― 東京 (2014)
  • Author(s): 北神慎司,他
  • Publisher: 福村出版
• [Book] 認知心理学ハンドブック (2013)
  • Author(s): 北神慎司, 他
  • Publisher: 北大路書房
• [Book] 日本認知心理学会（編） 認知心理学ハンドブック (2013)
  • Author(s): 北神慎司
  • Total Pages: 438
  • Publisher: 有斐閣