I recognize your face but I can't remember your name: Is it because names are unique?

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Title: I recognize your face but I can't remember your name: Is it because names are unique?
Authors: Harris, Daryl M., Kay, Janice
Source: British Journal of Psychology. Aug1995, Vol. 86 Issue 3, p345. 14p. 2 Charts.
Subjects: Face perception, Memory disorders, Cerebral hemorrhage, Psychology
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
Abstract: Studies the amount and type of biographical information available to a patient in Great Britain who suffered a brain hemorrhage, for faces and people whom she is unable to identify. Matching an occupation to a face; Face-pair-occupation matching; Semantic classification; Semantic probe questions.
Database: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
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Abstract:Studies the amount and type of biographical information available to a patient in Great Britain who suffered a brain hemorrhage, for faces and people whom she is unable to identify. Matching an occupation to a face; Face-pair-occupation matching; Semantic classification; Semantic probe questions.
ISSN:00071269
DOI:10.1111/j.2044-8295.1995.tb02757.x