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→Babies can easily differentiate between attractive and unattractive faces
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Newborn babies prefer to look at attractive faces, suggesting that face recognition is hardwired at birth, rather than learned. | Newborn babies prefer to look at attractive faces, suggesting that face recognition is hardwired at birth, rather than learned. | ||
To demonstrate this, researchers took pictures of a variety of faces and asked adult subjects to rate them for attractiveness on a scale from 1 to 5. The researchers then searched for pairs of photographs that were similar in all respects – in brightness and contrast, for example – but at opposite ends of the attractiveness scale. | |||
They then presented these paired photographs to newborn infants, who ranged in age from one to seven days old. All babies were still in hospital after birth. One researcher held each infant upright about 30 centimetres away from the two photos. Another stood out of view and noted where the babies eyes were directed. | They then presented these paired photographs to newborn infants, who ranged in age from one to seven days old. All babies were still in hospital after birth. One researcher held each infant upright about 30 centimetres away from the two photos. Another stood out of view and noted where the babies eyes were directed. | ||