Joseph is running a study on people's perceptions of physical attractiveness.He presents two faces to participants and asks them to rate which face appears more attractive to them.
Face A is created by combining 32 faces,while face B is created by combining 8 faces.
Joseph will most likely find that participants view Face more attractive because
Of the .

A) A;mere exposure effect
B) A;actor/observer bias
C) B;mere exposure effect
D) B;actor/observer bias

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Joseph is running a study on people's perceptions of physical attractiveness.He presents two faces to participants and asks them to rate which face appears more attractive to them.
Face A is created by combining 32 faces,while face B is created by combining 8 faces.
Joseph will most likely find that participants view Face ________ more attractive because
Of the ________.

A) A;mere exposure effect
B) A;actor/observer bias
C) B;mere exposure effect
D) B;actor/observer bias

kapil Jethwani · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  A; mere exposure effectThe mere exposure effect suggests that people tend to develop a preference for things merely because they are familiar with them. In this case, Face A, being a composite of more faces, would likely appear more average and thus more familiar to participants, making it more attractive to them. This has nothing to do with the actor/observer bias, which involves attributions made about one's own versus others' behavior.

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