Michael Burton (psychologist)

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Michael Burton FBA is an English psychologist and professor at the Department of Psychology at University of York. [1]

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Michael Burton
Alma mater University of Nottingham
Scientific career
Institutions
Website http://www.facevar.com/home

Early life and education

He earned his bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Psychology in 1980 and his Doctorate in Psychology at University of Nottingham in 1983. [1]

Research

His primary research interest is in face perception and identification using experimental and computational modelling approaches. [2] He co-created the Glasgow Face Matching Test (GFMT), [3] a cognitive test designed to determine a person's ability to match different images of unfamiliar faces.

He has published over 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals. [4] He was elected as a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) in 2017. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mike Burton - Psychology, The University of York". www.york.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  2. "Mike Burton - Psychology, The University of York". www.york.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  3. Burton, A. Mike; White, David; McNeill, Allan (2010). "The Glasgow Face Matching Test". Behavior Research Methods . 42 (1): 286–291 via Springer.
  4. "A. Mike Burton A-9491-2008 - ResearcherID.com". www.researcherid.com. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  5. "Elections to the British Academy celebrate the diversity of UK research | British Academy". British Academy. Retrieved 28 September 2017.