Reactions to children's faces: Resemblance affects males more than females

By S. Platek, R. Burch, I. Panyavin, Brett H Wasserman, G. Gallup. 2002

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Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Gender Studies, Marketing

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Psychology of Human Kin Recognition: Heuristic Cues, Erroneous Inferences, and Their Implications (2008, background): “Indeed, empirical research reveals that, in comparison with women, the prosocial inclinations of men are more strongly influenced by a child’s facial resemblance (Platek et al., 2002, 2003, 2004; Volk & Quinsey, 2002, 2007).”
Happy to help? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of performing acts of kindness on the well-being of the actor (2018, unknown): “And the theory predicts that these tendencies will be elicited by others who exhibit cues of genetic relatedness, especially vulnerable children (Platek, Burch, Panyavin, Wasserman, & Gallup Jr, 2002).”
Father-offspring resemblance predicts paternal investment in humans (2009, background): “By manipulating pictures of faces, different studies have shown that self-referent facial phenotype influences either paternal but not maternal decisions of investment (Platek et al. 2002, 2003), or maternal but not paternal decisions of investment (Bressan et al., in press) or both (DeBruine 2004).”
Resemblance to self increases the appeal of child faces to both men and women (2004, methodology): “Consistent with the results of the two previous studies investigating the impact of computer-generated facial resemblance on hypothetical parental investment decisions (Platek et al., 2002, 2003), I also demonstrated that facial resemblance generates positive regard for images of children.”
Does attitude similarity serve as a heuristic cue for kinship? Evidence of an implicit cognitive association (2005, result): “These findings complement other research on kin-recognition mechanisms (e.g., DeBruine, 2002; Lieberman et al., 2003; Oates & Wilson, 2002; Platek et al., 2002, 2003).”
How much paternal resemblance is enough? Sex differences in hypothetical investment decisions but not in the detection of resemblance (2003, methodology): “Pictures were taken using equipment described in Platek et al. (2002).”