Mitch is an optometrist and his niece has asked him to come to school to talk about his profession at a job fair. Mitch is trying to impress his niece's classmates by telling them cool things about ocular health and the way the visual system works.
-One of the students asks Mitch why our brains want to recognize faces.Mitch tells him that it is likely an evolutionary advantage because it helped our ancestors ________________.

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Recognizing friend from foe would have been an evolutionary advantage for our ancestors in terms of survival and avoiding threats. This includes recognizing familiar faces within the tribe or group and being able to identify potential threats from strangers.

Mitch Is an Optometrist and His Niece Has Asked Him