Domain Specificity vs. Domain Generality: The Case of Faces and Words
Abstract
:1. Domain Specificity vs. Domain Generality: The Case of Faces and Words
2. Domain-Specific vs. Domain-General Perspectives
2.1. Domain Specificity
2.2. Domain Generality
3. How Are Faces and Words Processed?
4. Domain Generality Revisited: The Composite Task and Holistic Word Processing
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Ventura, P.; Cruz, F. Domain Specificity vs. Domain Generality: The Case of Faces and Words. Vision 2024, 8, 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/vision8010001
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Chicago/Turabian StyleVentura, Paulo, and Francisco Cruz. 2024. "Domain Specificity vs. Domain Generality: The Case of Faces and Words" Vision 8, no. 1: 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/vision8010001
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