Studies show that people have trouble recognizing someone out of context about half the time. In other words, you work with John, you run into him elsewhere. Yo

Studies show that people have trouble recognizing someone out of context about half the time. In other words, you work with John, you run into him elsewhere. You may not recognize him at all or you may realize you know him, but struggle to say from where. People who are giving you a hard time about this likely are overestimating their ability to recognize faces. Context significantly influences this.