In our commentary, we propose that the ORE can be viewed as a form of perceptual expertise. Like experts, we recognize own‐race faces at the subordinate level as individuals and novices when recognize other‐race faces at the basic level of race. Applying a perceptual expertise account, we explain the ORE in terms of its cognitive, neural, and motivational factors. We suggest that by creating a culture of “other‐race” expertise, improvements in other‐race face recognition can be achieved.
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