I have noticed that I struggle with recognizing friends or neighbors, when not in the surroundings that I normally find the person. For instance, a person from a church I attended for several years, seeing her at the grocery store, although she had approached me, smiling and talking, I did not recognize her.
This has occasionally led to strained relationships, as it isn't seen as polite to not recognize someone who thought they were your friend. These are people I often think about with fondness, but if I don't recognize them right away, they may feel that I really don't care about them at all.
Researchers at The University of New South Wales created a test for identifying face blindness. It is very thorough. It has different sections, where it tests one's ability to spot a face that one has seen before, in new surroundings.
I got 26% on the test. I'm surprised it was that high.
It's a great test. A little long, but worth it. They don't ask for any personal information, other than your age and sex, for statistics.
This has occasionally led to strained relationships, as it isn't seen as polite to not recognize someone who thought they were your friend. These are people I often think about with fondness, but if I don't recognize them right away, they may feel that I really don't care about them at all.
Researchers at The University of New South Wales created a test for identifying face blindness. It is very thorough. It has different sections, where it tests one's ability to spot a face that one has seen before, in new surroundings.
I got 26% on the test. I'm surprised it was that high.
It's a great test. A little long, but worth it. They don't ask for any personal information, other than your age and sex, for statistics.
UNSW Face Test
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