Do Babies Prefer Pretty Faces?

Just like adults, newborn babies prefer to look at an attractive face, according to new research carried out at the University of Exeter. ... The researchers say the infants spent more time looking at the attractive face than the less attractive one. "Attractiveness is not simply in the eye of the beholder.

Why do babies prefer attractive faces?

Newborn babies prefer to look at attractive faces, says a UK researcher, suggesting that face recognition is hardwired at birth, rather than learned. “Attractiveness is not in the eye of the beholder, it's innate to a newborn infant,” says Slater. ...

Do babies prefer female faces?

Studies suggest that babies do not always prefer female faces, but, in fact, show a strong preference for human faces of the same gender as the primary caregiver. Since most babies are primarily cared for by females, most babies prefer to look at female faces.

Chloe Bennett

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