On 10 Jun 2009 at 11:30, Pollak, Edward wrote: > > > Coincidentally to the recent thread, > see.................................. > > "Looking like daddy has material rewards." > For the full story see > http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17285-looking-like-daddy-has- > material-rewards.html
Interesting, but doesn't answer the question whether babies (in general) objectively resemble the father more than the mother. And the way I heard it, it's mothers who try to convince the father that the baby looks like him (and therefore his baby, because it's "mommy's baby but daddy's maybe"). And woe to the baby whose father decides it's not his. A readable blog in the Vancouver Sun (Feb 13/09) cites another blog, less readable, which cites research on the question. The first blog notes that an earlier report that babies do tend to resemble the father has not been replicated, but that studies do show that a mother tries to convince the father that the baby does look like him. the readable blog: http://tinyurl.com/cxqy83 the research blog: http://nimravid.wordpress.com/2008/02/28/infant-paternal-resemblance/ Stephen ----------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University e-mail: [email protected] 2600 College St. Sherbrooke QC J1M 1Z7 Canada Subscribe to discussion list (TIPS) for the teaching of psychology at http://flightline.highline.edu/sfrantz/tips/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
