Effects of facial transformations on accuracy of recognition.
Alterations of facial features between the initial phase of a memory task and a later recognition test lower identification accuracy. The effects of leaving on, leaving off, adding, or removing targets' eyeglasses or beards on identification accuracy were examined in two experiments with American undergraduates. The removal of eyeglasses and either type of beard transformation, especially the addition of a beard, lowered identification accuracy.
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Department of Psychology, Hanover College, Indiana 47243.
D005145:Face; D006801:Humans; D011939:Mental Recall; D010775:Photic Stimulation