New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of research articles exploring the role of crowd formation in online ratings and how the composition of police lineups influences eyewitness identification. More
A sample of research articles exploring the role of crowd formation in online ratings and how the composition of police lineups influences eyewitness identification. More
It’s 3 a.m. You wake up abruptly with a bad case of dry mouth. You drag yourself out of bed and begin fumbling in the dark to get a glass of water. You flip on the light switch, and there it is — a brown flash. A cockroach skitters across More
“Why Word Frequency Matters” by C. Nathan DeWall and “Variations in Face Recognition Ability: Stable, Specific, and Substantial” by Gil Einstein and Cindi May. More
A change in hairstyle, lighting, or even facial expression may alter a person’s appearance so drastically that they look like someone else. Scientists are now developing face-recognition measures that account for these variations.. More
Scientists studying the human limitations of face perception have also uncovered a population of people with a remarkable knack for placing a face — a skill now being tapped by police in London. More
NPR: Every day, Marty Doerschlag moves through the world armed with what amounts to a low-level superpower: He can remember a face forever. “If I spend about 30 seconds looking at somebody, I will remember their face for years and years and years,” he says. … “I think nobody really More