Person Perception Study (Fall 2016)
Additional information for participants.
Thank you for participating in our study. The purpose of the experiment is to examine several factors that may affect how accurately a person can be identified based on a video or photo.
All participants saw a man in a video. For some participants the video was clear, while others saw a lower resolution video.
Another factor we varied was disguise. Some participants saw a version of the video in which the man wore a disguise (hat and dark glasses) while other participants saw the man with no disguise.
A third factor was the number of mugshot photos. Some participants compared the man in the video to a single mugshot, while other participants saw several mugshots.
Finally, sometimes the mugshot of the man in the video was present, and sometimes it was not. This allows us to measure how often the man was correctly identified (when his mugshot was there), and also how often a different person was mistakenly identified as the man in the video.
This research is relevant to theoretical questions about person recognition. It should also shed light on how much factors such as video resolution and disguise affect the accuracy with which a person can be identified from a video or photo.
Again, thank you for participating in the study.
If you have comments or questions related to this study, please contact Dr. W. B. Thompson ([email protected]).
All participants saw a man in a video. For some participants the video was clear, while others saw a lower resolution video.
Another factor we varied was disguise. Some participants saw a version of the video in which the man wore a disguise (hat and dark glasses) while other participants saw the man with no disguise.
A third factor was the number of mugshot photos. Some participants compared the man in the video to a single mugshot, while other participants saw several mugshots.
Finally, sometimes the mugshot of the man in the video was present, and sometimes it was not. This allows us to measure how often the man was correctly identified (when his mugshot was there), and also how often a different person was mistakenly identified as the man in the video.
This research is relevant to theoretical questions about person recognition. It should also shed light on how much factors such as video resolution and disguise affect the accuracy with which a person can be identified from a video or photo.
Again, thank you for participating in the study.
If you have comments or questions related to this study, please contact Dr. W. B. Thompson ([email protected]).