Wheres Toto Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 63% and I thought I was doing pretty good until they were all pixilated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 I still don't think that this test really tests what it is supposed to test. At least as it intersects with real life. In real life, faces are 3-D. They are dynamic. They are not pixelated! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted November 9, 2019 Author Share Posted November 9, 2019 42 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said: I still don't think that this test really tests what it is supposed to test. At least as it intersects with real life. In real life, faces are 3-D. They are dynamic. They are not pixelated! Yeah, but humans are generally so good at recognizing faces that we see them even when they're not really there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 (edited) I got 83%, which is higher than I was expecting. I was feeling pretty confident until the pixelated part. That was tough! Edited November 9, 2019 by Selkie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 50 minutes ago, Tanaqui said: Yeah, but humans are generally so good at recognizing faces that we see them even when they're not really there. Yes, that’s why people think they see The Virgin Mary on a frost-covered window, or Abraham Lincoln in a piece of toast. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 52 minutes ago, Tanaqui said: Yeah, but humans are generally so good at recognizing faces that we see them even when they're not really there. It’s not like I can’t see that there is face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 What’s interesting to me is that I don’t think I actually am that great with faces. I would have guessed that I’d be just below or right at average. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Oh, and in terms of the race and gender... I wonder if people would have a different score spread for a different set. Keeping it one narrow grouping made sense, but we’re so focused on white men in media... I wonder if it would make a difference. Or if some groups would score better or worse on particular groups... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 52 minutes ago, Farrar said: Oh, and in terms of the race and gender... I wonder if people would have a different score spread for a different set. Keeping it one narrow grouping made sense, but we’re so focused on white men in media... I wonder if it would make a difference. Or if some groups would score better or worse on particular groups... That would be interesting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegoat Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 I know people generally recognise people of their own race better than those of other races, though I think it also depends on their local demographics. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xahm Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 I got 69, which is far better than I expected. I focused on the eyebrows and described them in words for each one, which I think helped. That doesn't work so well in real life as many people have very similar eyebrows. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theelfqueen Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 I got a 54. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 89% I thought I would do well, but for the last part I was going completely off gut. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 2 hours ago, xahm said: I got 69, which is far better than I expected. I focused on the eyebrows and described them in words for each one, which I think helped. That doesn't work so well in real life as many people have very similar eyebrows. I did the same thing - I even said the words out loud! In real life I would never be able to say out loud "bushy eyebrows, wrinkles by the eyes" in a conversation, lol, so I don't do well then. Oh, and I'm also tERRIBLE with names - even people that I know well I forge their names. So between the two it is no wonder I have social anxiety and kept to myself. Why bother to meet new people when you won't remember them 😞 But I will say my ADHD meds help - but only with names, not faces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 I was thinking about this thread. Specifically, is there a thing where you are really good at knowing the faces of the people in front of you but have a hard time visualizing the faces in your memory? I was thinking today while watching a crime show that I would make a terrible witness. I would be fine recognizing the face out of a mug shot book but sitting down with a sketch artist? Forget it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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