title: The P300 is sensitive to concealed face recognition.
abstract: In two experiments, we investigated whether a P300 based Concealed Information Test (CIT) can be used to detect concealed face recognition. The results show that detection of concealed face recognition is highly successful when stimuli depict persons who are personally highly familiar, and instructions to conceal recognition are given. When pictures depict recognized, but personally less familiar faces, and no specific instructions to conceal recognition are given, detection is unsuccessful. These findings indicate that pictures of faces can be used in a P300 based CIT, and that mere recognition is not sufficient for successful detection of concealed information.
authors.affiliation: Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands. eh.meijer@psychology.unimaas.nl
authors.forename: Ewout H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Meijer
authors.forename: Fren T Y
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Smulders
authors.forename: Harald L G J
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Merckelbach
authors.forename: Ann G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D050881:E1A-Associated p300 Protein / Q000502:physiology*; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods; D005145:Face; D005149:Facial Expression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual / Q000502:physiology*; D010775:Photic Stimulation / Q000379:methods; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology