Famous Faces Test

Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond

Created: January 28, 2015

Last Modified: June 13, 2023 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond

Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC

Background

This script runs a version of the Northwestern University Famous Faces (NUFFACE) Test published by:

Gefen, T., Wieneke, C., Martersteck, A, Whitney, K., Weintraub, S., Mesulam, M.M., & Emily Rogalski, E. (2013). Naming vs knowing faces in primary progressive aphasia. Neurology, 81, 658-664.

The Famous Faces Test tests recall and recognition memory for famous faces.

Note: this script assumes that a test administrator is present during testing. The test administrator needs to score each response by a simple keyboard press (1,2, or 0). The computer keeps track of the scores. At the end of the test, the test administrator can enter all responses for checking and analyses purposes (provided test administrator took notes throughout testing).

Duration

5 minutes

Description

Participants are shown 20 faces of well-known people from the 20th century. They are asked to do a recall test (name) and (if no recall happens) a recognition test of what they remember about the person. For each picture (recall and/or recognition), test administrator has to score the response by pressing 1, 2, or 0 on the keyboard. The key-press automatically advances to the next task.

Scoring:

For Recall: Test Administrator has to decide whether the answer is worth 2 points: participant correctly names first and last name (an automatic recognition score of 2 is added) -> experimenter presses '2' 1 point: particant correctly names only first or last name (an automatic recognition score of 2 is added) -> experimenter presses '1' 0 points: participant does not correctly name first nor last name (recognition trial is started) -> experimenter presses '0'

For Recognition: Test Administrator has to decide whether the answer is worth 2 points: participant correctly names 2 or more facts -> experimenter presses '2' 1 point: participant correctly names 1 fact -> experimenter presses '1' 0 points: participant does not correctly name any fact -> experimenter presses '0'

After participant is done, experimenter has option to enter the recall/recognition answers for later analysis. (see editabe parameter parameters.responsestoring under EDITABLE CODE -> Editable Values)

Procedure

The 20 faces are drawn randomly without replacement.
trial.FF_recall: participants are asked to recall the name(s) of the person depicted in the picture
Depending on answer, test administrator presses 1, 2, or 0 on keyboard

trial.FF_recognition: if participant couldn't recall either first nor last name of the famous person,
participant is asked what she/he remembers about this person.
Depending on answer, test administrator presses 1, 2, or 0 on keyboard

Stimuli

black and white photographs ("downloaded freely from the internet", Gefen et al, 2013) of the
20 famous people published in supplemental material by Gefen et al (2013).
The photographs are not the originals used by Gefen et al (2013).
They are provided by Millisecond and can be edited/replaced under Editable Stimuli.

the stimuli are culturally and cohort sensitive

Instructions

instructions are not original to Gefen et al (2013). They are provided by Millisecond
and can be changed under EDITABLE CODE -> Editable Instructions

Summary Data

File Name: famousfacestest_summary*.iqdat

Data Fields

Raw Data

File Name: famousfacestest_raw*.iqdat

Data Fields

Parameters

The procedure can be adjusted by setting the following parameters.