THE DATABASE
The Chicago Face Database was developed at the University of Chicago by Debbie S. Ma, Joshua Correll, and Bernd Wittenbrink. The CFD is intended for use in scientific research. It provides high-resolution, standardized photographs of male and female faces of varying ethnicity between the ages of 17-65. Extensive norming data are available for each individual model. These data include both physical attributes (e.g., face size) as well as subjective ratings by independent judges (e.g., attractiveness). Detailed information about the construction of the database and the available norming data can be found in Ma, Correll, & Wittenbrink (2015).
TERMS OF USE
The CFD is a free resource for the scientific community. The database photographs and their accompanying information may be used free of charge for non-commercial research purposes only. The database materials cannot be re-distributed or published without written consent from the copyright holder, the University of Chicago, Center for Decision Research.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Use of the database materials should be acknowledged as follows:
Ma, Correll, & Wittenbrink (2015). The Chicago Face Database: A Free Stimulus Set of Faces and Norming Data. Behavior Research Methods.
NEWS
Face Measures
October 2015
The CFD norming data include various measures of physical facial features. Definitions of these measures and how they can be obtained in Adobe Photoshop are available here.
Version 2 published
August 2015
Addition of 439 new neutral expression photographs with norming data. The database now includes Asian, Black, Latino, and White male and female targets.
Supplementary Materials
Version 1 published
September 2014
CFD 1.0 includes 158 photographs of Black and White individuals. Targets are represented with the following expressions:
- neutral
- angry
- happy (with open mouth)
- happy (with closed mouth)
- fearful
Norming data are available for all neutral expression images.