The ORE is phenomenon whereby recognition for own race faces is better than
recognition of other race faces. This study examines how non-perceptual factors—social
context, attitudes, and experience—impact the ORE. Participants from three different
racial groups (Caucasian, Black, Asian) completed a face recognition task screening faces
for status-specific targets (baseline, perpetrator, victim), self-report measures of explicit
bias and experience with members from other races and a measure of implicit bias.
Results indicated that non-perceptual factors impact the ORE.