The present research investigated the role of executive functioning in person perception. Given our assumption that perceivers’ recollective preference for unexpected material relies upon the operation of an executive cognitive process (i.e., inconsistency resolution), we anticipated that only under dual-task conditions where executive functioning is impaired would one expect inconsistency resolution to be impaired and perceivers’ memory bias for unexpected material to be eliminated. When concurrent mental activity impairs the operation of non-executive cognitive operations, we did not expect inconsistency resolution and the related process of individuation to be impaired. The results of two experiments, employing different memory measures (e.g., free recall, source identification), supported these predictions. We consider our findings in the context of contemporary issues in person perception and executive functioning