UNSW Face Test: A screening tool for super-recognizers.
We present a new test-the UNSW Face Test (www.unswfacetest.com)-that has been specifically designed to screen for super-recognizers in large online cohorts and is available free for scientific use. Super-recognizers are people that demonstrate sustained performance in the very top percentiles in tes...
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| description | We present a new test-the UNSW Face Test (www.unswfacetest.com)-that has been specifically designed to screen for super-recognizers in large online cohorts and is available free for scientific use. Super-recognizers are people that demonstrate sustained performance in the very top percentiles in tests of face identification ability. Because they represent a small proportion of the population, screening large online cohorts is an important step in their initial recruitment, before confirmatory testing via standardized measures and more detailed cognitive testing. We provide normative data on the UNSW Face Test from 3 cohorts tested via the internet (combined n = 23,902) and 2 cohorts tested in our lab (combined n = 182). The UNSW Face Test: (i) captures both identification memory and perceptual matching, as confirmed by correlations with existing tests of these abilities; (ii) captures face-specific perceptual and memorial abilities, as confirmed by non-significant correlations with non-face object processing tasks; (iii) enables researchers to apply stricter selection criteria than other available tests, which boosts the average accuracy of the individuals selected in subsequent testing. Together, these properties make the test uniquely suited to screening for super-recognizers in large online cohorts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e31e0df2f01b4df98d181bd0817a9a1c2022-12-21T22:39:27ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032020-01-011511e024174710.1371/journal.pone.0241747UNSW Face Test: A screening tool for super-recognizers.James D DunnStephanie SummersbyAlice TowlerJosh P DavisDavid WhiteWe present a new test-the UNSW Face Test (www.unswfacetest.com)-that has been specifically designed to screen for super-recognizers in large online cohorts and is available free for scientific use. Super-recognizers are people that demonstrate sustained performance in the very top percentiles in tests of face identification ability. Because they represent a small proportion of the population, screening large online cohorts is an important step in their initial recruitment, before confirmatory testing via standardized measures and more detailed cognitive testing. We provide normative data on the UNSW Face Test from 3 cohorts tested via the internet (combined n = 23,902) and 2 cohorts tested in our lab (combined n = 182). The UNSW Face Test: (i) captures both identification memory and perceptual matching, as confirmed by correlations with existing tests of these abilities; (ii) captures face-specific perceptual and memorial abilities, as confirmed by non-significant correlations with non-face object processing tasks; (iii) enables researchers to apply stricter selection criteria than other available tests, which boosts the average accuracy of the individuals selected in subsequent testing. Together, these properties make the test uniquely suited to screening for super-recognizers in large online cohorts.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241747 |
| spellingShingle | James D Dunn Stephanie Summersby Alice Towler Josh P Davis David White UNSW Face Test: A screening tool for super-recognizers. PLoS ONE |
| title | UNSW Face Test: A screening tool for super-recognizers. |
| title_full | UNSW Face Test: A screening tool for super-recognizers. |
| title_fullStr | UNSW Face Test: A screening tool for super-recognizers. |
| title_full_unstemmed | UNSW Face Test: A screening tool for super-recognizers. |
| title_short | UNSW Face Test: A screening tool for super-recognizers. |
| title_sort | unsw face test a screening tool for super recognizers |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241747 |
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