Face facts. (Letters).Your article "Baby Facial facial /fa·cial/ (fa´shul) pertaining to or directed toward the face. fa·cial adj. Relating to the face. facial, adj pertaining to the face. : Infants monkey monkey, any of a large and varied group of mammals of the primate order. The term monkey includes all primates that do not belong to the categories human, ape, or prosimian; however, monkeys do have certain common features. with face recognition" (SN: 5/18/2002, p. 307) reports that, after infancy infancy, stage of human development lasting from birth to approximately two years of age. The hallmarks of infancy are physical growth, motor development, vocal development, and cognitive and social development. , humans have trouble recognizing facial differences between members of other species. Many of us commonly observe that people of other races than ourselves "all look alike" to us. Could this stem from lack of early exposure to others? Anecdotally, my wife, raised in a multiracial mul·ti·ra·cial adj. 1. Made up of, involving, or acting on behalf of various races: a multiracial society. 2. Having ancestors of several or various races. environment, has far less problem recognizing individuals of other races than do I, who was raised in essentially a one-race environment. CLARK WAITE, DESCANSO, CALIF. |
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