Facial expressions of emotion: Are angry faces detected more efficiently?

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 61-92

  Fox, Elaine ^a   Lester, Victoria ^a   Russo, Riccardo ^a   Bowles, R J ^a   Pichler, Alessio ^a   Dutton, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWDING; EMOTIONALITY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0034038952     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026999300378996     Document Type: Review

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