When Researchers Suggest That People Tend to Prefer an "Average

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Multiple Choice

When researchers suggest that people tend to prefer an "average" face as being most physically attractive, they mean that people prefer __________.

• A) the face of a regular-looking person
• B) the face based on mathematically averaged composites
• C) the most common face in a culture
• D) someone who is a "5" on attractiveness on a 1 to 10 scale

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