An expert-novice comparison of feature choice

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dc.contributor.authorRobson, S.G.
dc.contributor.authorSearston, R.A.
dc.contributor.authorEdmond, G.
dc.contributor.authorMcCarthy, D.
dc.contributor.authorTangen, J.M.
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractPerceptual experts have learned to rapidly and accurately perceive the structural regularities that define categories and identities within a domain. They extract important features and their relations more efficiently than novices. We used fingerprint examination to investigate expert–novice differences in feature choice. On each fingerprint within our set, experts and novices selected one feature they thought was most useful for distinguishing a particular print and one feature theythought was least useful. We found that experts and novices often differed in thefeatures they chose, and experts tended to agree more with each other. However,any such expert–novice difference appeared to depend on the image at hand typically emerging when salient or more conspicuous features of a fingerprint were unclear. We suggest that perceptual training ought to direct attention to useful features with the understanding that what is useful may change depending on the clarity of the stimuli.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilitySamuel G. Robson, Rachel A. Searston, Gary Edmond, Duncan J. McCarthy, Jason M. Tangen
dc.identifier.citationApplied Cognitive Psychology, 2020; 34(5):984-995
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/acp.3676
dc.identifier.issn0888-4080
dc.identifier.issn1099-0720
dc.identifier.orcidSearston, R.A. [0000-0001-7295-8021]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/135136
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP170100086
dc.rights© 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1002/acp.3676
dc.subjectFeature selection
dc.subjectFingerprints
dc.subjectForensic science
dc.subjectPerceptual expertise
dc.subjectVisual expertise
dc.titleAn expert-novice comparison of feature choice
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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