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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This is an example of an evocative genotype-environment correlation, where an individual's genetically influenced traits elicit specific responses from others in their environment.

Attractive Children and Unattractive Babies Tend to Be Treated Differently