Effects of the beholder's age on the perception of facial attractiveness

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 145-166

  Kissler, Johanna ^a   Bäuml, Karl Heinz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ESTHETICS; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BEAUTY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0034183124     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-6918(00)00018-4     Document Type: Article

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