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    • Human Memory

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    • Face recognition is crucial for social interaction and legal systems.
    • Understanding optimal testing formats is vital for accurate memory assessment.
    • Previous research has yielded mixed results on simultaneous versus sequential testing.

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    • To compare the effectiveness of simultaneous (2-alternative forced choice) and sequential (yes-no) test formats for face recognition.
    • To investigate how target presence and lure similarity influence recognition performance across formats.
    • To determine the optimal testing procedure for different recognition scenarios.

    Main Methods:

    • Three experiments were conducted using simultaneous and sequential testing formats.
    • Participants viewed target faces and lures in varying conditions.
    • Performance was measured using the area under the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve and false alarm rates.

    Main Results:

    • Simultaneous testing yielded superior performance when target faces were present, regardless of lure similarity.
    • When no target face was present, simultaneous testing resulted in higher false alarm rates and worse overall performance.
    • These findings held even when accounting for response withholding.

    Conclusions:

    • Simultaneous presentation (2AFC) generally enhances discriminability over sequential presentation (yes-no) when a target is present.
    • The opposite can be true when no target is present, with sequential testing potentially reducing errors.
    • Future research should explore these findings in the context of eyewitness identification procedures.