Men rate composite faces, mathematical averages of multiple women's faces as more attractive than real women's faces. This preference for averageness may have evolved because __________.
A) averageness indicates reproductive value
B) averageness indicates youth
C) averageness could be a marker of phenotypic quality
D) averageness is correlated with conformity and agreeableness

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Averageness could be a marker of phenotypic quality, which is an indicator of reproductive value.

Men Rate Composite Faces, Mathematical Averages of Multiple Women's Faces