The impact of social motivation on the other-race effect under high and low social status
Abstract The other-race effect refers to the phenomenon in which the chance of individuals misidentifying faces from other races more than their own race is significantly higher. This study explored the effect of motivation on the other-race effect by manipulating the social status of faces. The res...
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| author | Gaixia Fan Yuetan Wang Yonglei Yue Jin Lei Peng Zhang Xiaobin Ding |
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| description | Abstract The other-race effect refers to the phenomenon in which the chance of individuals misidentifying faces from other races more than their own race is significantly higher. This study explored the effect of motivation on the other-race effect by manipulating the social status of faces. The results showed that: (1) compared to other-race faces with low social status, when individuals' perceptions of the social status of other-race faces increased, individuals' recognition scores for high social status other-race faces increased, and the other-race effect disappeared, and (2) when individuals' perceptions of the social status of other-race faces decreased, there was no significant difference in individuals' recognition scores of other-race faces, of either high or low social status. These findings suggest that motivation has a significant impact on the other-race effect. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2cc5e02793524700a1b8a0bc4b917d152022-12-22T02:55:06ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222022-11-011211910.1038/s41598-022-24333-zThe impact of social motivation on the other-race effect under high and low social statusGaixia Fan0Yuetan Wang1Yonglei Yue2Jin Lei3Peng Zhang4Xiaobin Ding5School of Education, Northwest Normal UniversitySchool of Psychology, Northwest Normal UniversitySchool of Psychology, Northwest Normal UniversitySchool of Psychology, Northwest Normal UniversitySchool of Psychology, Northwest Normal UniversitySchool of Psychology, Northwest Normal UniversityAbstract The other-race effect refers to the phenomenon in which the chance of individuals misidentifying faces from other races more than their own race is significantly higher. This study explored the effect of motivation on the other-race effect by manipulating the social status of faces. The results showed that: (1) compared to other-race faces with low social status, when individuals' perceptions of the social status of other-race faces increased, individuals' recognition scores for high social status other-race faces increased, and the other-race effect disappeared, and (2) when individuals' perceptions of the social status of other-race faces decreased, there was no significant difference in individuals' recognition scores of other-race faces, of either high or low social status. These findings suggest that motivation has a significant impact on the other-race effect.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-24333-z |
| spellingShingle | Gaixia Fan Yuetan Wang Yonglei Yue Jin Lei Peng Zhang Xiaobin Ding The impact of social motivation on the other-race effect under high and low social status Scientific Reports |
| title | The impact of social motivation on the other-race effect under high and low social status |
| title_full | The impact of social motivation on the other-race effect under high and low social status |
| title_fullStr | The impact of social motivation on the other-race effect under high and low social status |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of social motivation on the other-race effect under high and low social status |
| title_short | The impact of social motivation on the other-race effect under high and low social status |
| title_sort | impact of social motivation on the other race effect under high and low social status |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-24333-z |
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