Development of preference for baby faces across species in humans (Homo sapiens)
Development of preference for baby faces across species in humans (Homo sapiens)
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DOI：
10.1007/s10164-006-0018-8
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发表时间：
2007-09
影响因子：
0.9
通讯作者：
W. Sanefuji;H. Ohgami;K. Hashiya
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作者：
W. Sanefuji;H. Ohgami;K. Hashiya
以往的研究表明，婴儿的婴儿图式的强度与其感知的可爱程度之间存在着密切的关系。本研究调查的发展偏好婴儿图式在人类通过检查婴儿面孔的可爱性的识别，进行了两项研究，以探讨儿童的可爱性的评价是否不同于成人。面部照片不仅是人类（智人），但黑猩猩（黑猩猩），兔子（Oryctolagus cuniculus），狗（犬）和猫（Felis sylvestris卡图斯）在不同的年龄被用作刺激。志愿者们被要求将这些照片按照可爱程度进行排序。研究1表明，成年人认为这五个物种的面孔是最可爱的。研究二表明，儿童对可爱的判断与成人的判断基本一致。总之，在人类性成熟到足以生育之前，就观察到了对婴儿图式的偏好。儿童对婴儿图式的偏好可能是社会学习包括照顾行为的基础。
Previous studies have revealed that there is a close relationship between the strength of an infant’s baby schema and the degree of its perceived cuteness. The present study investigated the development of preference for baby schema in humans by examining the recognition of the cuteness of baby faces; two studies were conducted to examine whether children’s evaluation of cuteness differed from that of adults. Facial photographs not only of humans (Homo sapiens), but a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus), dogs (Canis familiaris) and cats (Felis sylvestris catus) at different ages were used as stimuli. The volunteers were requested to rank these photographs in order of cuteness. Study 1 suggested that there was a range of period during which adults perceived the faces of these five species to be the cutest. Study 2 indicated that children’s judgment of cuteness closely corresponded to that of the adults. In conclusion, the preference for baby schema is observed in humans even before they get to be sexually mature enough to reproduce. Childhood preference for baby schema might be the basis of social learning, including caretaking behaviors.