Attractive children and unattractive babies tend to be treated differently. In other words, an infant's physical phenotype may alter how others respond to him or her. What type of genotype-environment correlation is this an example of?

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An evocative genotype-environment correlation occurs when an individual's genetically influenced traits elicit certain responses from others in their environment. In this case, the infant's physical appearance (a genetically influenced trait) evokes different responses from others.

Attractive Children and Unattractive Babies Tend to Be Treated Differently