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Face Research » Psychology experiments about preferences for faces and voices

Face Research » Psychology experiments about preferences for faces and voices
FaceResearch.org allows you to participate in short online psychology experiments looking at the traits people find attractive in faces and voices. Make your own average faces with our interactive demos! In addition to participating in facial attractiveness experiments, you can also complete lifestyle and personality questionnaires about characteristics that may be associated with face and voice preferences and see how you compare to others.

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