Let’s face it

Tutors, examiners, researchers and textbook writers all tell us how important it is to be active in our learning. Anthony Curtis gives some useful activities that will consolidate and enhance your understanding of the article you have just read.

If you are studying perception under the ‘Topics in psychology’ (PYA4) subsection for AQA (A), you need to know about face recognition and visual agnosias — including Bruce and Young’s theory of face recognition — as well as case studies and explanations of prosopagnosia.

1 After reading this article, suggest other practical applications of face recognition research. Are machines or humans more accurate at doing this? Explain your answer.