The Idea That Some Faces Are Inherently More Attractive Than

question 40

Multiple Choice

The idea that some faces are inherently more attractive than others is supported by research demonstrating that

• A) people prefer averaged composite faces to individual faces.
• B) standards of beauty change over time.
• C) people from different cultures enhance their appearance in different ways.
• D) people we like seem more attractive to us.

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval

A span of numbers, originating from sample data, which probably encompasses the value of an unspecified population characteristic.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities that can vary in the analysis of statistical data, which are necessary to calculate a statistic.

Partial ANOVA Table

A table that presents results from an Analysis of Variance test, but might not include all elements typically found in a full ANOVA table, such as missing data on certain variables or groups.

F-Distribution

A probability distribution that arises frequently as the null distribution of a test statistic, especially in variance analysis and ANOVA.