Posted by alexandra_k on October 3, 2006, at 3:58:19
In reply to Re: face recognition » alexandra_k, posted by Lindenblüte on October 2, 2006, at 8:34:11
> I am very surprised that my face recognition is pretty average.
Did you think you would be better or worse? I'm not very good at it but then I don't pay attention. I hadn't seen most of the famous people before though I'd certainly heard their names once they were mentioned.
> I think one thing that might help is living in places where the faces are all of a homogeneous race, but of a race different from mine.
I guess it would help you get better at identifying the faces of people from a different race. Or ethnicity as we like to say in NZ...
> When I go to Asia, I at first am over-reliant on voice, hairstyle, clothing, height to individuate and identify people, but gradually, I feel that they become more distinct, and I can perceive smaller differences than when I first landed.Sometimes it is about knowing people. If you don't know very many people from a certain race then you might have trouble telling them apart. Once you get to know them differences become apparant though. I used to have friends who were identical twins. They 'looked' really very different to me once I got to know them. Even their faces.
> I think it might help my ability to individuate Asian and African faces if I can somehow figure out which constellations of features are often found together, and use these to help tell people of the same race apart, at least until I get to know them better.Might do.
:-)
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