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Benton Facial Recognition Test  

Definition

  • A neuropsychological test to assess recognition of unfamiliar faces. The test is divided into two parts. In the first part, the procedure consists in presenting a target face to be matched with one of the six faces below it (six items). The target face and the test face are approximately identical. In the second part, the procedure consists in matching a face with three of the six faces below it presented with different poses for some items and under different lighting conditions for the others (16 items in total).

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  • Benton Face Recognition Test
  • BFRT-c
  • BFRT-r
  • BRFT

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Benton, A. L., & Van Allen, M. W. (1968). Impairment in facial recognition in patients with cerebral disease. Cortex, 4(4), 344-IN1. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0010-9452(68)80018-8

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
  • • Duchaine, B. C., & Weidenfeld, A. (2003). An evaluation of two commonly used tests of unfamiliar face recognition. Neuropsychologia, 41(6), 713‑720. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0028-3932(02)00222-1

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
  • • Rossion, B., & Michel, C. (2018). Normative accuracy and response time data for the computerized Benton Facial Recognition Test (BFRT-c). Behavior Research Methods, 50(6), 2442‑2460. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-018-1023-x

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: open]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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Editorial note

  • Both a shortened and computerized version of the test are available (Rossion & Michel, 2018).

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-N1MNZQ8X-V

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