Does Habituation Affect Fingerprint Quality?

Published

February 20, 2007

Author(s)

Mary F. Theofanos, R J. Michaels, Jean C. Scholtz, Emile L. Morse, Peter May

Abstract

Interest in the environmental factors that affect biometric image quality is increasing as biometric technologies are currently being implemented in various business applications. This study aims to determine, through repeated trials, the effects of various external factors on the image quality and usability of prints collected by an electronic reader. These factors include age, gender, and general attitudes toward security and privacy and the absence or presence of instant feedback. A key factor in biometric systems that will be used daily or routinely is habituation. The user's behavior could potentially change as a result of acclimatization; one's input might increase in quality as one learns how to use the system better, or decrease in quality since comfort with the system could translate into carelessness.

Conference Title

Computer Human Interaction Conference 2006

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Conferences

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Keywords

Habituation, fingerprint image quality, feedback, biometrics, usability

Citation

Theofanos, M. , Michaels, R. , Scholtz, J. , Morse, E. and May, P. (2007), Does Habituation Affect Fingerprint Quality?, Computer Human Interaction Conference 2006, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=150600 (Accessed October 11, 2025)