Automatic mimicry reactions as related to differences in emotional empathy

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 433-443

  Sonnby Borgström, Marianne ^a  

^a NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Automatic reactions; Emotional contagion; Empathy; Facial expression; Microgenesis; Unconscious processing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATISM; EGO DEVELOPMENT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMPATHY; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMITATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ADULT; AFFECT; AUTOMATISM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMPATHY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACIAL MUSCLES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; TIME FACTORS; UNCONSCIOUS (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0036884832     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9450.00312     Document Type: Article

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