Facial feedback hypotheses: Evidence, implications, and directions

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 121-147

  McIntosh, Daniel N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

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EID: 0030355939     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02253868     Document Type: Article

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