Recognition following long delays is superior for highly attractive and highly unattractive faces (cf. medium-attractive faces). In the current work, we investigated participants’ ability to recreate from memory faces of low, medium, and high physical attractiveness. In Experiment 1, participants constructed composites of familiar (celebrity) faces using the holistic EvoFIT system. When controlling for other variables that may influence face recognition (memorability, familiarity, likeability, and age), correct naming and ratings of likeness were superior for composites of low attractiveness targets. Experiment 2 replicated this design using the feature-based PRO-fit system, revealing superiority (by composite naming and ratings of likeness) for medium attractiveness. In Experiment 3, participants constructed composites of unfamiliar faces after a forensically relevant delay of 1 day. Using ratings of likeness as a measure of composite effectiveness, these same effects were observed for EvoFIT and PRO-fit. The work demonstrates the importance of attractiveness for method of composite face construction.

长时间延迟后的识别对于高度吸引人和极不吸引人的脸部（相对于中等吸引力的脸部）而言是优越的。在当前的工作中，我们调查了参与者从低，中和高物理吸引力的记忆面孔重建能力。在实验1中，参与者使用整体EvoFIT系统构造了熟悉（名人）面孔的合成物。当控制可能影响人脸识别的其他变量（记忆力，熟悉度，相似度和年龄）时，对于低吸引力目标的复合材料，正确的命名和相似度等级会更好。实验2使用基于功能的PRO-fit系统复制了该设计，显示了中等吸引力的优越性（通过复合命名和相似度评级）。在实验3中，参与者在经过法医相关的1天延迟后，构建了陌生面孔的合成物。使用相似性等级作为综合有效性的衡量标准，EvoFIT和PRO-fit观察到了相同的效果。这项工作证明了吸引力对于复合面施工方法的重要性。