• Psychology of Face Recognition

• Location: Lifelab
• Duration: 1 hour
• Availability: On demand
• Age Ranges(s): 16+, KS4
• Minimum Number: 12
• Maximum Number: 24

How good are we at recognizing faces? Can you recognize a genuine smile? How can we help people recognize faces when giving evidence? What else can we learn from faces? In this workshop which we have developed in conjunction with world-expert Prof Vicki Bruce of Newcastle University's School of Psychology, we explore the problems we have with this most fundamental of human social abilities. From Galton's composites to modern e-fit, this workshop explores the background science and provides exciting examples to illustrate the problems as well as giving students a chance to design their own experiment. Suitable for post-16 students and GCSE Psychology groups.

• Psychology_of_Face_Recognition_Risk_Assessment.pdf