I've always considered myself good at recognising/remembering faces*, so read this article about a super-recogniser with interest https://www.theguardian.com/society...own-low-the-secret-life-of-a-super-recogniser
There's a link on the article to this test to see where you rank against others https://facetest.psy.unsw.edu.au/
It takes 20 minutes and isn't mobile compatible, so you'll need to be at a PC if you want to try it. I got a little distracted by work at one stage (imagine that when I'm supposed to be working), but still managed 69% and a place in the top 10%, so I guess I am pretty good at recognising faces. A career in the secret service awaits...?
*I once recognised someone outside a bar in Canary Wharf, so got chatting to her to see if I could place where from. It turned out I'd met her 18 months beforehand in Auckland - she was the girlfriend of a friend of a friend and I'd met her in the kitchen of their houseshare in Ponsonby for about 20 minutes before I went on the p|ss with her boyfriend!
There's a link on the article to this test to see where you rank against others https://facetest.psy.unsw.edu.au/
It takes 20 minutes and isn't mobile compatible, so you'll need to be at a PC if you want to try it. I got a little distracted by work at one stage (imagine that when I'm supposed to be working), but still managed 69% and a place in the top 10%, so I guess I am pretty good at recognising faces. A career in the secret service awaits...?
*I once recognised someone outside a bar in Canary Wharf, so got chatting to her to see if I could place where from. It turned out I'd met her 18 months beforehand in Auckland - she was the girlfriend of a friend of a friend and I'd met her in the kitchen of their houseshare in Ponsonby for about 20 minutes before I went on the p|ss with her boyfriend!