Do babies resemble their fathers more than their mothers? : A failure to replicate Christenfeld and Hill (1995)

被引:52
作者
Brédart, S [1 ]
French, RM [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Liege, Dept Psychol, B-4000 Cointe Ougree, Belgium
关键词
monogamy; paternity confidence; facial resemblance; parent-child resemblance; father-child resemblance; kin recognition; extrapair copulation;
D O I
10.1016/S1090-5138(98)00047-6
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Contrary to Christenfeld and Hill (1995), we find that children aged 1, 3, and 5 do not appear to resemble their fathers significantly more than their mothers. We provide an explanation as to why this should be. In addition, we note that any father-child resemblance that does exist, although better than chance, is far from overwhelming. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Inc.
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