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Question 1

AIM of Study 1?

Answer 1

To replicate their previous results with adult female facial stimuli
B. To extend the results to male facial stimuli
C. To investigate whether the manner in which male and female faces are presented influences infant preferences

Question 2

Sample of Study 1?

Answer 2

60 final participants 6-month old infants

a. 53 of them were Caucasian, 5 Hispanic, 1 Black and 1 Asian
b. All were tested with in 3 weeks of turning 6 months.
c. 35 male 25 female
d. All from middle class homes
e. All were children at the Children’s Research Lab at the University of Texas at Austin

Question 3

What did Study 1 infants view?

Answer 3

1. Each infant saw color slides of 16 adult Caucasian women & 16 Caucasian adult men
2. Half of the slides of each sex depicted attractive faces, the other half unattractive faces

Question 4

Operational definition of attractive:

Answer 4

The slides’ faces were rated for attractiveness by at least 40 undergraduate men & women using a 5-point Likert-type scale (rating scale)

Question 5

Final faces selected:

Answer 5

Facial expression, hair length, hair color were equally distributed across attractiveness conditions
All male faces clean-shaven
Clothing cues masked
Faces were posed with neutral expressions