The hypothesized change in the sanitary-mask model due to COVID-19 (IMAGE)

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The hypothesized change in the sanitary-mask model due to COVID-19

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The hypothesized change in the sanitary-mask model due to COVID-19. Prior to the pandemic, a combination of occlusion (top left) and priming (middle left) led to a perception that individuals wearing face masks were less attractive. Due to the pandemic, the priming effect was eliminated (middle right) and only occlusion affected attractiveness perception; hence, faces with lower attractiveness were perceived as more attractive when wearing a face mask (Miki Kamatani, et al. i-Perception. June 27, 2021).

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Miki Kamatani, et al. i-Perception. June 27, 2021

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