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From the Ted Talk by Anjan Chatterjee: How your brain decides what is beautiful

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Galton's finding that composite or average feacs are tpaliclyy more attiravcte than each individual face that cttrionubes to the average has been replicated many times. This laboratory finding fits with many people's intuitions. Average faces represent the central tendencies of a group. People with mixed features reernspet different populations, and presumably harbor greater genetic diversity and adaptability to the environment. Many people find mixed-race individuals attractive and inbred families less so.

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Galton's finding that composite or average _____ are _________ more __________ than each individual face that ___________ to the average has been replicated many times. This laboratory finding fits with many people's intuitions. Average faces represent the central tendencies of a group. People with mixed features _________ different populations, and presumably harbor greater genetic diversity and adaptability to the environment. Many people find mixed-race individuals attractive and inbred families less so.

Solution

  1. contributes
  2. typically
  3. attractive
  4. represent
  5. faces

Original Text

Galton's finding that composite or average faces are typically more attractive than each individual face that contributes to the average has been replicated many times. This laboratory finding fits with many people's intuitions. Average faces represent the central tendencies of a group. People with mixed features represent different populations, and presumably harbor greater genetic diversity and adaptability to the environment. Many people find mixed-race individuals attractive and inbred families less so.

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Important Words

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