Fig. 3From: Unveiling why race does not affect the mask effect on attractiveness: but gender and expression doSize of the face mask effect (positive values show an increase in attractiveness with the masks on compared to no masks) for each of the expression-by-race-by-gender categories plotted against the average rated attractiveness of those categories. A clear negative correlation can be observed. “Mask effect” is used as shorthand for effect that mask has on attractiveness such that a positive mask effect means that the mask makes the face more attractive whereas a negative mask effect mean a mask makes the face look less attractiveBack to article page