Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Super-Recognisers Show an Advantage for Other Race Face Identification |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Robertson, David J. (ORCID 0000-0002-8393-951X), Black, Jennifer, Chamberlain, Bethany, Megreya, Ahmed M., Davis, Josh P. (ORCID 0000-0003-0017-7159) |
| Source: |
Applied Cognitive Psychology. Jan-Feb 2020 34(1):205-216. |
| Availability: |
Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
12 |
| Publication Date: |
2020 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles
Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: |
Accuracy, Identification, Photography, Human Body, Error Patterns, Training, Deception, Recognition (Psychology), Memory, Race, Task Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Ethnic Groups, Diversity, Law Enforcement, Whites, Asians |
| DOI: |
10.1002/acp.3608 |
| ISSN: |
0888-4080 |
| Abstract: |
The accurate identification of an unfamiliar individual from a face photo is a critical factor in several applied situations (e.g., border control). Despite this, matching faces to photographic ID is highly prone to error. In lieu of effective training measures, which could reduce face matching errors, the selection of "super-recognisers" (SRs) provides the most promising route to combat misidentification or fraud. However, to date, super-recognition has been defined and tested using almost exclusively "own-race" face memory and matching tests. Here, across three studies, we test Caucasian participants' performance on own- and other-race face identification tasks (GFMT, MFMT, CFMT+, EFMT, CFMT-Chinese). Our findings show that compared to controls, high-performing typical recognisers (Studies 1 and 2) and SRs (Study 3) show superior performance on both their own- and other-race tests. These findings suggest that recruiting SRs in ethnically diverse applied settings could be advantageous. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2020 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1261741 |
| Database: |
ERIC |
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