Face masks present a new challenge to face identification (here matching) and emotion
recognition in Western cultures. Here, we present the results of three experiments that test …

A paradoxical finding from recent studies of face perception is that observers are error-prone
and inconsistent when judging the identity of unfamiliar faces, but nevertheless reasonably …

Applied settings rely on photographic identification, despite a wealth of evidence that
unfamiliar face matching is error-prone and resistant to training. We examined the extent to …

The role of image colour in face identification has received little attention in research despite
the importance of identifying people from photographs in identity documents (IDs). Here, in …

When comparing images of faces in criminal investigations, forensic facial examiners report
key features such as moles to be particularly diagnostic of identity. However, scientific …

Viewing multiple images of a newly encountered face improves recognition of that identity in
new instances. Studies examining face learning have presented high-variability (HV) …

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the wearing of face masks became mandatory in public
areas or at workplaces in many countries. While offering protection, the coverage of large …

Finding an unfamiliar person in a crowd of others is an integral task for police officers, CCTV-
operators, and security staff who may be looking for a suspect or missing person; however …

Many security settings rely on the identity matching of unfamiliar people, which has led this
task to be studied extensively in Cognitive Psychology. In these experiments, observers …

This study investigates whether variability in perceived trait judgements disrupts our ability to
match unfamiliar faces. In this preregistered study, 174 participants completed a face …