Infants' Differential Social Responses to Attractive and Unattractive Faces.

Langlois, Judith H.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1990

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Infants' Differential Social Responses to Attractive and Unattractive Faces.

Langlois, Judith H.; And Others

Developmental Psychology, v26 n1 p153-59 Jan 1990

Two studies examined social responses to attractive and unattractive faces on the part of 123 infants of 12 months. Results suggest that visual and behavioral preferences for attractiveness are exhibited much earlier in life than was previously thought. (RH)

Descriptors: Infants, Interpersonal Attraction, Social Behavior, Stranger Reactions

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Language: English

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