Beauty is as beauty does? Makeup and posture effects on physical attractiveness judgments

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-51

  Osborn, Don R ^a  

^a BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0029664280     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1996.tb01837.x     Document Type: Review

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