infant preferences

Do Babies Stare At Attractive Faces Longer?

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Do Babies Stare At Attractive Faces Longer? Do babies stare at attractive faces longer? A decades-old experiment found that newborns and young infants spent more time staring at faces that adults deemed attractive. The study consisted of images (chosen by adults) of faces that are considered beautiful and others that are considered less attractive. Why

Do Babies Prefer Attractive Faces?

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Do Babies Prefer Attractive Faces? Do Babies prefer attractive faces? Human infants, just a few days of age, are known to prefer attractive human faces. We examined whether this preference is human-specific. Three- to 4-month-olds preferred attractive over unattractive domestic and wild cat (tiger) faces (Experiments 1 and 3). Do babies stare at attractive faces?