In a study where a series of composite faces were made from several individuals, the composite images were rated as more attractive than almost all of the individual faces used to produce the composite image. What might this suggest?
a. The average look of a population represents the optimal design of physical traits.
b. The people who made up the individual components of the composite face, were found to be less fertile than the average population.
c. People with both male and female facial characteristics, are perceived as highly attractive.
d. Since composite images are commonly used in advertisements, our perceptions of beauty have adapted to current marketing practices.
Question 2
A woman's skin ____.
a. shows signs of acne during ovulation and becomes darker when she is pregnant
b. shows signs of acne during ovulation and becomes lighter when she is pregnant
c. lightens during ovulation and becomes darker when she is pregnant
d. darkens during ovulation and becomes lighter when she is pregnant
Eleanor Antin, Constructing Helen, from the series Helen's Odyssey.
Faith Ringgold, Tar Beach, Part I of the series Woman on a Bridge.
Fourier series - Complex Waves: Non-sinusoidal wave patterns
The Prison Study
Barenboim's study show the change in children's descriptions of their peers