Face recognition Without conferring – write down the names of the following twelve celebrities. Divide your class into two groups – Send one group out of the room, whilst other completes Condition A and then vice versa. When both groups have completed task collate scores and compare. The group that does condition A should do better! At the end of this activity students should begin to have an understanding of some of the factors that affect face recognition.

Condition A 1 2 3 4

Condition A 5 6 7 8

Condition A 9 10 11 12

Answers - A 1 Amanda Holden 2 Brad Pitt 3 Katie Price (Jordan) 4 David Tennant 5 Gordon Brown 6 Cheryl Cole 7 Johnny Depp 8 Lindsay Lohan 9 Mylene Klass 10 Peter Andre 11 Nicole Kidman 12 Simon Cowell

Condition B 1 2 3 4

Condition B 5 6 7 8

Condition B 9 10 11 12

Answers - B 1 Peter Andre 2 Mylene Klass 3 Simon Cowell 4 Nicole Kidman 5 Cheryl Cole 6 Gordon Brown 7 Lindsay Lohan 8 Johnny Depp 9 Brad Pitt 10 Amanda Holden 11 David Tennant 12 Katie Price (Jordon)

Results People find it easier to recognise the top half of the face, rather than the bottom half. Why do you think this is? As well as a discussion about factors affected face recognition, this activity also presents an opportunity to revise research methods: - Experimental Design, Controls, Counterbalancing etc.