Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Reported visual imagery for faces and facial recognition memory.

S J McKelvie

    Perceptual and Motor Skills
    |December 1, 1984
    PubMed
    Summary

    This study found moderate links between college students' face recognition abilities and memory recall. However, the connection between visual imagery and face memory was weaker, with women reporting better face imagery than men.

    Related Concept Videos

    You might also read

    Related Articles

    Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

    Sort by
    Same author

    Students' reports of athletic involvement as predictors of drinking: a pilot study.

    Psychological reports·2002
    Same author

    Factors affecting subjective estimates of magnitude: when is 9 > 221?

    Perceptual and motor skills·2002
    Same author

    Effects of free and forced retrieval instructions on false recall and recognition.

    The Journal of general psychology·2001
    Same author

    Extraversion and the rebound effect after thought suppression.

    Psychological reports·2001
    Same author

    Visual imagery in recognition and source memory for audiotape and text.

    Perceptual and motor skills·2001
    Same author

    The availability heuristic with famous names: a replication.

    Perceptual and motor skills·2001

    Area of Science:

    • Cognitive Psychology
    • Neuroscience
    • Human Memory

    Background:

    • Face recognition is a critical cognitive function.
    • Understanding the relationship between visual imagery and facial memory is important for cognitive science.
    • Previous research has explored memory recall and imagery, but specific links to face recognition require further investigation.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To examine the correlations between face recognition scores and visual imagery.
    • To investigate the association between visual imagery vividness and recognition memory for faces.
    • To compare visual imagery experiences for faces between men and women.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of data from multiple studies involving college students.
    • Assessment of face recognition using ratings and question-answering tasks.
    • Measurement of visual imagery for faces and its correlation with memory performance.

    Main Results:

    • Moderate correlations were observed between different measures of face recognition.
    • A small to medium association was found between visual imagery and recognition memory for faces.
    • Women reported significantly more vivid and better-controlled visual imagery for faces compared to men.

    Conclusions:

    • Face recognition abilities are moderately interconnected.
    • Visual imagery plays a role, albeit smaller, in recognition memory for faces.
    • Gender differences exist in the subjective experience of visual imagery for faces, with women reporting enhanced vividness and control.

    Related Experiment Videos