Mooney face test

proper noun

A test of a person's ability to form coherent mental pictures with very little visual information, involving identifying the features in simplified two-tone pictures of faces and distinguishing real faces from false ones.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. cognitive studiesA test of a person's ability to form coherent mental pictures with very little visual information, involving identifying the features in simplified two-tone pictures of faces and distinguishing real faces from false ones.

Origin

Developed by Craig M. Mooney, whose results were published in 1957.

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APA

Mooney face test. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mooney%20face%20test

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“Mooney face test.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mooney%20face%20test. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mooney face test,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mooney%20face%20test.

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