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Adaptation to different mouth shapes influences visual perception of ambiguous lip speech.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20702872     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We investigated the effects of adaptation to mouth shapes associated with different spoken sounds (sustained /m/ or /u/) on visual perception of lip speech. Participants were significantly more likely to label ambiguous faces on an /m/-to-/u/ continuum as saying /u/ following adaptation to /m/ mouth shapes than they were in a preadaptation test. By contrast, participants were significantly less likely to label the ambiguous faces as saying /u/ following adaptation to /u/ mouth shapes than they were in a preadaptation test. The magnitude of these aftereffects was equivalent when the same individual was shown in the adaptation and test phases of the experiment and when different individuals were presented in the adaptation and test phases. These findings present novel evidence that adaptation to natural variations in facial appearance influences face perception, and they extend previous research on face aftereffects to visual perception of lip speech.
Authors:
Benedict C Jones; David R Feinberg; Patricia E G Bestelmeyer; Lisa M Debruine; Anthony C Little
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Psychonomic bulletin & review     Volume:  17     ISSN:  1531-5320     ISO Abbreviation:  Psychon Bull Rev     Publication Date:  2010 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-12     Completed Date:  2010-12-20     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9502924     Medline TA:  Psychon Bull Rev     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  522-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland. ben.jones@abdn.ac.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Attention*
Face*
Female
Figural Aftereffect
Generalization (Psychology)
Humans
Lipreading*
Male
Mouth*
Pattern Recognition, Visual*
Phonation*
Phonetics
Young Adult

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