Physiological response to a minimal social encounter: Effects of gender, ethnicity, and social context

Psychophysiology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 462-469

  Vrana, Scott R ^a   Rollock, David ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Facial muscle activity; Heart rate; Sex differences; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CAUCASIAN; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TACHYCARDIA; TOUCH;

EID: 0031802081     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0048577298970949     Document Type: Article

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