Question

Identify the following statements about our interest in people's faces and facial expressions as either true or false.
1. By age 7, children can make judgments about a face trustworthiness that match adults’ judgments.
2. Our habit of looking at other people’s faces develops between the ages of 12 and 18 months.
3. Politicians whose faces were rated as looking more competent win more often.
4. Our facial expressions can unintentionally reveal our thoughts.

Answer 1

1. By age 7, children can make judgments about a face trustworthiness that match adults’ judgments.  FALSE

2. Our habit of looking at other people’s faces develops between the ages of 12 and 18 months.  FALSE

3. Politicians whose faces were rated as looking more competent win more often.  TRUE

4. Our facial expressions can unintentionally reveal our thoughts. TRUE