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Solving the border control problem: evidence of enhanced face matching in individuals with extraordinary face recognition skills.

Bobak, A. K., Dowsett, A. and Bate, S., 2016. Solving the border control problem: evidence of enhanced face matching in individuals with extraordinary face recognition skills. PLoS One.

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148148

Abstract

Photographic identity documents (IDs) are commonly used despite clear evidence that unfamiliar face matching is a difficult and error-prone task. The current study set out to examine the performance of seven individuals with extraordinary face recognition memory, so called “super recognisers” (SRs), on two face matching tasks resembling border control identity checks. In Experiment 1, the SRs as a group outperformed control participants on the “Glasgow Face Matching Test”, and some case-by-case comparisons also reached significance. In Experiment 2, a perceptually difficult face matching task was used: the “Models Face Matching Test”. Once again, SRs outperformed controls both on group and mostly in case-by-case analyses. These findings suggest that SRs are considerably better at face matching than typical perceivers, and would make proficient personnel for border control agencies.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:1932-6203
Group:Faculty of Science & Technology
ID Code:23210
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:04 Mar 2016 14:40
Last Modified:14 Mar 2022 13:55

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