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Peer reviewedRitter, Jean M.; And Others – Child Development, 1991
Relations among age appearance, facial attractiveness, and adult expectations of infants' developmental maturity were examined in three studies. Adults judged unattractive infants to be older and capable of more specific developmental skills than attractive infants but rated their general competence to be lower. (BC)
Descriptors: Adults, Chronological Age, Competence, Evaluation
