Person perception across the menstrual cycle: Hormonal influences on social-cognitive functioning

Psychological Science

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 532-536

  Macrae, C Neil ^a,e   Alnwick, Kym A ^b   Milne, Alan B ^c   Schloerscheidt, Astrid M ^d  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORMONE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; TIME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION; FACE; FEMALE; HORMONES; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036834559     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.00493     Document Type: Article

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