FIGURE 14.2
The Allure of “Average” Faces
If you digitally average original photos of faces, the result is a composite face. The more real faces that are used to create the composite face, the more attractive the composite face is deemed to be. Evolutionary psychologists argue that we are attracted to these “average” faces because they signal good health and thus good mating potential.
The Allure of “Average” Faces
If you digitally average original photos of faces, the result is a composite face. The more real faces that are used to create the composite face, the more attractive the composite face is deemed to be. Evolutionary psychologists argue that we are attracted to these “average” faces because they signal good health and thus good mating potential.
[Research from: Langlois & Roggman (1990). Photos courtesy of Dr. Marin Gruendl, www.beautycheck.de]