The original photos used in the study were procured with permission from the Chicago Face Database (CFD) which provides “high-resolution, standardized photographs of male and female faces of varying ethnicity between the ages of 17-65” (1).
A description of the procedures outlining how the morphed photos used in the study were created can be found here:
Black-White Race Morphs Research Tool
To access the morphed photo tool used in the How Does Genetic Ancestry Testing Affect Perceptions of Race? study, please go to https://www.chicagofaces.org/resources/ and agree to the terms of use.
Examples of morphed photos used in the study are found below:
Morphed photo example from How Does Genetic Ancestry Testing Affect Perceptions of Race?
The 95% morph image was created using 95% of a Black Male (BM005) image and 5% of a White Male (WM001) image taken from two original images provided by the Chicago Face Database.
Morphed photo example from How Does Genetic Ancestry Testing Affect Perceptions of Race?
The 50%-50% morph image was created using 50% of a Black Male (BM005) image and 50% of a White Male (WM001) image taken from two original images provided by the Chicago Face Database.
Morphed photo example from How Does Genetic Ancestry Testing Affect Perceptions of Race?
The 50% morph image was created using 50% of a Black Female (BF004) image and 50% of a White Female (WF001) image taken from two original images provided by the Chicago Face Database.
Morphed photo example from How Does Genetic Ancestry Testing Affect Perceptions of Race?
The 95% morph image was created using 5% of a Black Female (BF004) image and 95% of a White Female (WF001) image taken from two original images provided by the Chicago Face Database.
List of Original Image File Names Used from CFD
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BF-004 BF-021 BF-032 BF-033 BF-034 BF-037 BF-040 BF-218 BF-221 BF-253 |
WF-001 WF-003 WF-015 WF-024 WF-207 WF-209 WF-220 WF-231 WF-233 WF-234 |
BM-005 BM-026 BM-036 BM-039 BM-045 BM-200 BM-203 BM-215 BM-229 BM-240 |
WM-001 WM-025 WM-031 WM-038 WM-200 WM-214 WM-224 WM-234 WM-235 WM-245 |