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Table 2 Detailed results of the famous face experiment for J

From: The hidden identity of faces: a case of lifelong prosopagnosia

Known For/As

Name

On List

Known

Number Familiar

Number Names

Mistakes

HIMYM

Alyson Hannigan (Lily)

yes

yes

5

5

 

Jason Segel (Marshall)

yes

yes

4

4

 

Neil Patrick Harris (Barney)

yes

yes

4

3

 

Josh Radnor (Ted)

no

yes

0

0

 

Cobie Smulders (Robin)

no

yes

2

0

Mariska Hargitay

Cristin Milioti (Tracy)

no

no

1

0

Audrey Hepburn

House

Robert Sean Leonard (Wilson)

yes

yes

5

5

 

Hugh Laurie (House)

yes

yes

4

4

 

Omar Epps (Eric Foreman)

no

yes

3

3

 

Lisa Edelstein (Lisa Cuddy)

no

yes

0

0

 

Law & Order

Ice-T (Odafin “Fin” Tutuola)

no

yes

5

5

 

Mariska Hargitay (Liv)

yes

yes

3

3

 

Dann Florek (Donald Cragen)

no

yes

1

1

 

Big Bang Theory

Jim Parsons (Sheldon Cooper)

no

yes

1

0

Wilson

Kaley Cuoco (Penny)

no

yes

0

0

 

Bones

Emily Deschanel (“Bones”)

yes

yes

4

4

a Spice Girl

Musician

Britney Spears

no

yes

3

3

 

Elvis Presley

no

yes

4

0

 

Beyonce

no

yes

0

0

 

Shakira

no

yes

0

0

 

Taylor Swift

no

no

0

0

 

Usher

no

no

0

0

 

Movie Actor

Will Smith

yes

yes

5

5

 

Leonardo DiCaprio

no

yes

5

4

Brad Pitt

Tom Cruise

no

yes

4

4

 

Nicole Kidman

yes

yes

3

3

 

George Clooney

no

yes

1

0

Charlie Sheen

Mila Kunis

no

yes

0

0

 

Benedict Cumberbatch

no

no

1

0

 

Emma Watson

no

no

0

0

 

Politician

Barack Obama

yes

yes

5

4

 

Angela Merkel

yes

yes

4

4

 

Sigmar Gabriel

no

yes

2

1

 

Sahra Wagenknecht

no

yes

0

0

 

Ursula von der Leyen

no

yes

0

0

 

Sports-person

Joachim Loew

no

yes

5

4

Wilson

Bastian Schweinsteiger

no

yes

0

0

 

TV Host

Guenther Jauch

yes

yes

4

4

 

News-anchor

Katja Burkard

yes

yes

0

0

 

Caren Miosga

yes

yes

2

0

Kate Winslet

Jan Hofer

no

yes

0

0

 

Judith Rakers

no

yes

0

0

 
  1. J’s responses for the part of the famous face test where only inner features are shown. “Recognizable” refers to whether J thinks that she can usually recognize that person based on the face. “Known” refers to whether J said she knew who the person is. “Familiarity” refers to how often J reported a feeling of familiarity with the face, out of 5 trials. “Naming” refers to the number of times J could correctly name the person (out of 5). “Mistakes” lists any incorrect naming responses given by J. HIMYM: “How I Met Your Mother”