Self-reported face recognition abilities moderately predict face-learning skills: Evidence from Italian samples

Tagliente, Serena; Passarelli, Marcello; D’Elia, Vitiana; Palmisano, Annalisa; Dunn, James D.; Masini, Michele; Lanciano, Tiziana; Curci, Antonietta; Rivolta, Davide

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14125

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“…Several studies examined the correlation between this scale and objective tests of face recognition ability, finding an overall medium correlation 57,58 . In this study, we administered the Italian version of the PI-20 45 ; our results align with previous findings, as we found a moderate negative correlation between PI-20 scores and face recognition accuracy. This means that, at least to some extent, individuals who perceive they have difficulties in recognizing faces perform coherently lower in recognizing famous faces.…”

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“…In the PI-20, individuals are asked to rate their agreement or disagreement with 20 statements concerning their everyday interactions with others' faces. Elevated PI-20 scores indicate more pronounced difficulties in face recognition, likely aligning with poorer performance in recognition tasks 45 . Several studies examined the correlation between this scale and objective tests of face recognition ability, finding an overall medium correlation 57,58 .…”

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“…All participants completed the Italian version of the Prosopagnosia Index-20 (PI-20) 45 , a self-report measure of face subjective recognition abilities. Twenty statements reflecting face recognition experiences are included in the scale; respondents indicate how accurately the statements describe them on a five-point scale (from 1= "Totally disagree" to 5= "Totally agree").…”

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The Italian Famous Face Test (IT-FFT): Normative data from neurotypical individuals and an assessment of its sensitivity in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

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The faces we see in daily life exist on a continuum of familiarity, ranging from personally familiar to famous to unfamiliar faces. Thus, when assessing face recognition abilities, adequate evaluation measures should be employed to discriminate between each of these processes and their relative impairments. We here developed the Italian Famous Face Test (IT-FFT), a novel assessment tool for famous face recognition in typical and clinical populations. Normative data on a large sample (N = 436) of Italian neurotypical individuals (NT) were collected, assessing both familiarity (d-prime) and recognition accuracy. Next, we investigated the IT-FFA’s validity on a neurodevelopmental condition, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), often associated with face recognition deficits. Results showed ASDs’ difficulties in face recognition and in their ability to discriminate between famous and non-famous faces. Furthermore, this study explored whether both NTs and ASDs possess insights into their overall face recognition skills by correlating the Prosopagnosia Index-20 (PI-20) with the IT-FFT; a negative correlation between these measures in both groups suggests that even ASDs have insight into their (weaker) face recognition skills. Overall, our study provides the first online-based Italian test for famous faces (IT-FFT), demonstrates its sensitivity in detecting face difficulties in ASDs, and suggests spared face-related metacognitive skills in ASD.

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The Italian Famous Face Test (IT-FFT): Normative data from neurotypical individuals and an assessment of its sensitivity in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

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“…All participants completed the Italian version of the Prosopagnosia Index-20 (PI-20) 47 , a self-report measure of face subjective recognition abilities. Twenty statements reflecting face recognition experiences are included in the scale; respondents indicate how accurately the statements describe them on a five-point scale (from 1 = “Totally disagree” to 5 = “Totally agree”).…”

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Normative data of the Italian Famous Face Test

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The faces we see in daily life exist on a continuum of familiarity, ranging from personally familiar to famous to unfamiliar faces. Thus, when assessing face recognition abilities, adequate evaluation measures should be employed to discriminate between each of these processes and their relative impairments. We here developed the Italian Famous Face Test (IT-FFT), a novel assessment tool for famous face recognition in typical and clinical populations. Normative data on a large sample (N = 436) of Italian individuals were collected, assessing both familiarity (d′) and recognition accuracy. Furthermore, this study explored whether individuals possess insights into their overall face recognition skills by correlating the Prosopagnosia Index-20 (PI-20) with the IT-FFT; a negative correlation between these measures suggests that people have a moderate insight into their face recognition skills. Overall, our study provides the first online-based Italian test for famous faces (IT-FFT), a test that could be used alongside other standard tests of face recognition because it complements them by evaluating real-world face familiarity, providing a more comprehensive assessment of face recognition abilities. Testing different aspects of face recognition is crucial for understanding both typical and atypical face recognition.

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Self-reported face recognition abilities moderately predict face-learning skills: Evidence from Italian samples

Cited by 5 publications

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The Italian Famous Face Test (IT-FFT): Normative data from neurotypical individuals and an assessment of its sensitivity in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

The Italian Famous Face Test (IT-FFT): Normative data from neurotypical individuals and an assessment of its sensitivity in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Normative data of the Italian Famous Face Test

What is developmental about developmental prosopagnosia?

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