title: The Chicago face database: A free stimulus set of faces and norming data.
abstract: Researchers studying a range of psychological phenomena (e.g., theory of mind, emotion, stereotyping and prejudice, interpersonal attraction, etc.) sometimes employ photographs of people as stimuli. In this paper, we introduce the Chicago Face Database, a free resource consisting of 158 high-resolution, standardized photographs of Black and White males and females between the ages of 18 and 40 years and extensive data about these targets. In Study 1, we report pre-testing of these faces, which includes both subjective norming data and objective physical measurements of the images included in the database. In Study 2 we surveyed psychology researchers to assess the suitability of these targets for research purposes and explored factors that were associated with researchers' judgments of suitability. Instructions are outlined for those interested in obtaining access to the stimulus set and accompanying ratings and measures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, California State University, Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA, 91330, USA. debbie.ma@csun.edu.
authors.forename: Debbie S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Correll
authors.affiliation: University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wittenbrink
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002641:Chicago; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004644:Emotions; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D008297:Male; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D011287:Prejudice; D012016:Reference Values; D013240:Stereotyping; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Face database; Multiracial faces; Normed face stimuli