title: Solving the Border Control Problem: Evidence of Enhanced Face Matching in Individuals with Extraordinary Face Recognition Skills.
abstract: Photographic identity documents (IDs) are commonly used despite clear evidence that unfamiliar face matching is a difficult and error-prone task. The current study set out to examine the performance of seven individuals with extraordinary face recognition memory, so called "super recognisers" (SRs), on two face matching tasks resembling border control identity checks. In Experiment 1, the SRs as a group outperformed control participants on the "Glasgow Face Matching Test", and some case-by-case comparisons also reached significance. In Experiment 2, a perceptually difficult face matching task was used: the "Models Face Matching Test". Once again, SRs outperformed controls both on group and mostly in case-by-case analyses. These findings suggest that SRs are considerably better at face matching than typical perceivers, and would make proficient personnel for border control agencies.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Research Centre, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Anna Katarzyna
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Bobak
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Andrew James
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Dowsett
authors.affiliation: Psychology Research Centre, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bate
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003710:Demography; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D000066499:Facial Recognition; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual
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