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Caroline Blais<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t
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\n<\/strong>D\u00e9partement de psychologie et psycho\u00e9ducation<\/a>
\nUniversit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec en Outaouais<\/a><\/p>\n

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Research interests<\/strong><\/p>\n

My work uses techniques derived from psychophysics to better understand how socio-cultural environment modulates fundamental visual processes, ranging from the extraction of low-level visual information (e.g. sensitivity to spatial frequencies) to the processing of complex visual information (e.g. face, objects, scenes).<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Canada Research Chair in Cognitive and Social Vision – Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the current context of globalization and multiculturalism, it is increasingly important that we understand how our visual and sociocultural environments affect visual perception. Dr. Caroline Blais, Canada Research Chair in in Cognitive and Social Vision, aims to increase this understanding.<\/p>\n

Most visual perception studies to date have been conducted on Westerners, with the few cross-cultural ones conducted on only two cultures at a time. But Blais and her research team hope to increase data diversity by studying visual processing and the communication of social signals across different cultural groups.
\nhttps:\/\/www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca\/chairholders-titulaires\/profile-eng.aspx?profileId=4770<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Principal ongoing projects<\/strong><\/p>\n

. Impact of culture on visual information extraction<\/p>\n

. Ethnic bias\u00a0impact on the facial information processing of other ethnicity.<\/p>\n

. Visual mechanisms underlying facial expressions recognition.<\/p>\n

. Impact of culture and prejudices on the processing of the facial expression of pain.<\/p>\n

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Courses<\/strong><\/p>\n

PSY1703<\/a>\u00a0Social Psychology<\/p>\n

PSY1743<\/a> Psychology, Culture and ethnicity<\/p>\n

PSY1583<\/a> Quantitative Analysis<\/p>\n

PSY2423<\/a> Advanced Quantitative Analysis Techniques<\/p>\n

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Publications\u00a0and CV<\/strong><\/p>\n

Publications<\/a>
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Details<\/strong><\/p>\n

Office : C-3807, Pavillon Alexandre-Tach\u00e9<\/p>\n

Phone\u00a0: +001 (819) 595-3900 poste 2551<\/p>\n

Email\u00a0: caroline.blais@uqo.ca<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t

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