Testing face processing skills in children

We describe a set of face processing tests suitable for use with children a ged from 4 to 10 years, which include rests of expression, lipreading and g aze processing as well as identification; The rests can be administered on paper or using a computer, and comparisons between the performance on compu ter- and paper-based versions suggest that format of administration makes l ittle difference. We present results obtained from small samples of childre n at four different age groups (Study 1, computer-based tests), and larger samples at three age groups (Study 2, paper-based tests) from preschool to 10 years of age. The tests were found to be developmentally sensitive. Ther e were quite strong correlations between performance on different tests of the same face processing ability (e.g. gaze processing), and generally rath er weaker correlations between tests of different abilities.