Study Volk & Quinsey (2002): study CA Ontario 1997
- Public:
- Infants, portrait of which rated by parents and non-parents, Kingston, Canada, 1997
- Survey name:
- Unnamed study
- Sample:
- Respondents:
- N = 20
- Non Response:
- Assessment:
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Behavioural observation
Rater (parents and non-parents) were shown slideshows of pictures of 20 infant faces and asked to rate the infants concerning desire to adopt it, resemblance, happiness, health and cuteness
Correlate
- Authors's label
- Health
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Raters were asked to rate the health of each of 20 infants on the basis of pictures of faces presented in a slide show
Rated on a 1-7 scale.
Ratings made by parents (not the parents of the portraits infants) and non-parents. Parents were selected from community, mean age 43, Non-parent first year undergraduate student, mean age 20 years.
Observed Relation with Happiness
Females r = +.53 (01)