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Developmental Improvement and Age-Related Decline in Unfamiliar Face Matching

Megreya, Ahmed M, Bindemann, Markus·2015·Perception
DOI 10.1068/p7825
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Abstract

Age-related changes have been documented widely in studies of face recognition and eyewitness identification. However, it is not clear whether these changes arise from general developmental differences in memory or occur specifically during the perceptual processing of faces. We report two experiments to track such perceptual changes using a 1-in-10 (experiment 1) and 1-in-1 (experiment 2) matching task for unfamiliar faces. Both experiments showed improvements in face matching during childhood and adult-like accuracy levels by adolescence. In addition, face-matching performance declined in adults of the age of 65 years. These findings indicate that developmental improvements and aging-related differences in face processing arise from changes in the perceptual encoding of faces. A clear face inversion effect was also present in all age groups. This indicates that those age-related changes in face matching reflect a quantitative effect, whereby typical face processes are engaged but do not operate at the best-possible level. These data suggest that part of the problem of eyewitness identification in children and elderly persons might reflect impairments in the perceptual processing of unfamiliar faces.

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  • Different developmental trajectories are associated with improvements in performance on match and mismatch trials.

    “and different developmental trajectories are associated with improvements in performance on match and mismatch trials (Megreya & Bindemann, 2015).”

    From A criterion-placement theory of face matching (2026) · cites this paper as Megreya & Bindemann, 2015

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  1. Bartlett J. C., 2006, Handbook of eyewitness psychology: Memory for people, 309
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Authors
Megreya, A. M., & Bindemann, M.
Affiliations
  • Qatar University (QA)
  • University of Kent (GB)
Corresponding author
Megreya, Ahmed M
ORCID
Venue
Perception
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2015-01
Volume
44
Issue
1
Pages
5-22
ISSN
  • 0301-0066 (ISSN-L)
  • 1468-4233
DOI
10.1068/p7825
OpenAlex
W1989506694
Cited by
53
References
85
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 6
FWCI
3.45
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • Perception (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Kent Academic Repository (University of Kent) (acceptedVersion)
  • Kent Academic Repository (University of Kent) (submittedVersion)
  • Qatar University QSpace (Qatar University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Face Recognition and Perception
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Face recognition and analysis
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
Keywords
face recognition (cognition), aging, developmental changes, eyewitness identification, face inversion effect, perceptual coding, childhood, older adults, face perception
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aging, Child, Face, Female, Humans, Human Development, Individuality, Male, Middle Aged, Pattern Recognition, Visual, Social Perception, Young Adult

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