_____ is the tendency to perceive a composite image of multiple faces that have been photographically averaged as more attractive than any individual face included in the composite.

A) The halo effect
B) The averageness effect
C) Transference
D) The proximity effect

Averageness Effect

The tendency to perceive a composite image of multiple faces that have been photographically averaged as more attractive than any individual face included in that composite.

Composite Image

A visual representation created by combining multiple photographic images into a singular picture, often used in digital editing or forensics.