Why Would Participants in Langlois' Experiments Rate the Average of Multiple

question 9

Multiple Choice

Why would participants in Langlois' experiments rate the average of multiple faces as more attractive than the faces from which they were created?

• A)The average face elicits a self-comparison from the participant.
• B)The average face is perceived as closer to our schemas of women and men.
• C)The average face avoids the stereotypes of any extreme face.
• D)The average face is perceived as a whole,whereas the extreme face is perceived in parts.
• E)The average face is more likely to have mature features.

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