Glasgow Face Matching Test
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The Glasgow Face Matching Test (GFMT) was created by researchers at the University of Glasgow and at Glasgow Caledonian University. It is a cognitive test
designed to determine a person's ability to match different images of unfamiliar faces, and is designed for use in academic research and in applied security settings, where reliable human performance on this task is a common requirement of identity management
systems.
The test was created using a database of photographs, taken of a demographically heterogeneous sample of 300 people. Images of the individuals were captured in a fifteen minute session on two digital cameras (one Digital Video, one digital still). Similar individuals were paired to make 'different' pairs and 'same' pairs were made by pairing images from the two different cameras. All images used were high quality, with the subject standing face on and looking straight at the camera lens, which was positioned at head height.
There are two versions of the test, one short version comprising 40 "same-or-different" 2AFC decisions and another longer version with 164 decisions. These tests, complete with normative data, are accessible via the journal article referenced below.
Cognitive test
Cognitive tests are assessments of the cognitive capabilities of humans and animals. Tests administered to humans include various forms of IQ tests; those administered to animals include the mirror test and the T maze test...
designed to determine a person's ability to match different images of unfamiliar faces, and is designed for use in academic research and in applied security settings, where reliable human performance on this task is a common requirement of identity management
Identity management
Identity management is a broad administrative area that deals with identifying individuals in a system and controlling access to the resources in that system by placing restrictions on the established identities of the individuals.Identity management is multidisciplinary and covers many...
systems.
The test was created using a database of photographs, taken of a demographically heterogeneous sample of 300 people. Images of the individuals were captured in a fifteen minute session on two digital cameras (one Digital Video, one digital still). Similar individuals were paired to make 'different' pairs and 'same' pairs were made by pairing images from the two different cameras. All images used were high quality, with the subject standing face on and looking straight at the camera lens, which was positioned at head height.
There are two versions of the test, one short version comprising 40 "same-or-different" 2AFC decisions and another longer version with 164 decisions. These tests, complete with normative data, are accessible via the journal article referenced below.