During an experiment on attraction, participants shown individual faces and a composite of all the faces rate the composite most attractive. This experiment may be invoking which of the following

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This experiment involves the mere exposure effect, which suggests that repeated exposure to a stimulus increases our liking for it. The composite face represents a combination of all the individual faces, and participants may have seen each individual face multiple times before being shown the composite, thus making it more familiar and therefore more attractive to them.

During an Experiment on Attraction, Participants Shown Individual Faces and a Composite