Different Attributes Are Ascribed to People Who Have Baby-Faced Features

question 10

Multiple Choice

Different attributes are ascribed to people who have baby-faced features than to those who have mature facial features. Which of the following has not been offered as an explanation for this phenomenon?

• A) Faces that appear happier are perceived as more trustworthy.
• B) People overgeneralize attributes of babies to baby-faced adults.
• C) People are genetically wired to have a nurturing response to baby-like features.
• D) People are positively reinforced by others to perceive baby-faced adults the way they do.

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