Suppose That You Had a Computer Program That Could Morph

question 169

Multiple Choice

Suppose that you had a computer program that could morph images of different faces into composite "average faces." If you began with four faces, combined them in pairs to make two new faces, and then combined them again to make a final, single composite face, which would, on average, be MOST attractive?

• A) The four original faces
• B) The pair of composite faces
• C) The final single composite face
• D) It is impossible to know.

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