Michael Burton (psychologist)
{{Short description|British psychologist}}
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Michael Burton FBA is an English psychologist and professor at the Department of Psychology at University of York.{{Cite web|url=https://www.york.ac.uk/psychology/staff/academicstaff/mikeburton/#profile|title=Mike Burton - Psychology, The University of York|website=www.york.ac.uk|access-date=2017-09-28}}
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Early life and education
He earned his bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Psychology in 1980 and his Doctorate in Psychology at University of Nottingham in 1983.
Research
His primary research interest is in face perception and identification using experimental and computational modelling approaches.{{Cite web|url=https://www.york.ac.uk/psychology/staff/academicstaff/mikeburton/#research|title=Mike Burton - Psychology, The University of York|website=www.york.ac.uk|access-date=2017-09-28}} He co-created the Glasgow Face Matching Test (GFMT),{{Cite journal |last=Burton |first=A. Mike |last2=White |first2=David |last3=McNeill |first3=Allan |year=2010 |title=The Glasgow Face Matching Test |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/brm.42.1.286 |journal=Behavior Research Methods |volume=42 |issue=1 |pages=286-291 |via=Springer}} a cognitive test designed to determine a person's ability to match different images of unfamiliar faces.
He has published over 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals.{{Cite web|url=http://www.researcherid.com/ProfileView.action?SID=P2aO6TUn5MY8A6IAbJo&returnCode=ROUTER.Success&queryString=KG0UuZjN5Wmgu8pvTYBecJ7AK9tudAAHWEhG0dcoVAY%253D&SrcApp=CR&Init=Yes|title=A. Mike Burton A-9491-2008 - ResearcherID.com|website=www.researcherid.com|access-date=2017-09-28}} He was elected as a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) in 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.britac.ac.uk/news/elections-british-academy-celebrate-diversity-uk-research|title=Elections to the British Academy celebrate the diversity of UK research {{!}} British Academy|website=British Academy|access-date=2017-09-28}}
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