Sex differences in emotional processing;Diferencias Sexuales en el Procesamiento Emocional

Revista Mexicana de Psicologia

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 373-386

  Sanz Martin, Araceli ^a   Loyo, Julieta Ramos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Emotional expression; Emotional perception; Emotions; Sexual differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035730799     PISSN: 01856073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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