Richardson, BH, Brown, C orcid.org/0000-0001-9697-4878, Heard, P et al. (13 more authors) (2020) The Advantage of Low and Medium Attractiveness for Facial Composite Production from Modern Forensic Systems. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 9 (3). pp. 381-395. ISSN 2211-3681
Abstract
Recognition following long delays is superior for highly attractive and highly unattractive faces (cf. medium-attractive faces). In the current work, we investigated participants’ ability to recreate from memory faces of low, medium, and high physical attractiveness. In Experiment 1, participants constructed composites of familiar (celebrity) faces using the holistic EvoFIT system. When controlling for other variables that may influence face recognition (memorability, familiarity, likeability, and age), correct naming and ratings of likeness were superior for composites of low attractiveness targets. Experiment 2 replicated this design using the feature-based PRO-fit system, revealing superiority (by composite naming and ratings of likeness) for medium attractiveness. In Experiment 3, participants constructed composites of unfamiliar faces after a forensically relevant delay of 1 day. Using ratings of likeness as a measure of composite effectiveness, these same effects were observed for EvoFIT and PRO-fit. The work demonstrates the importance of attractiveness for method of composite face construction.
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Keywords: | EvoFIT; Facial attractiveness; Facial composite; PRO-fit; Victim; Witness |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Psychology (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 23 Jul 2020 14:46 |
Last Modified: | 26 Oct 2023 14:03 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.jarmac.2020.06.005 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:163621 |
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