Emotional expressivity and trustworthiness: The role of nonverbal behavior in the evolution of cooperation

Journal of Nonverbal Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 163-182

  Thomas Boone, R ^a   Buck, Ross ^b  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Emotional expressivity; Evolutionary theory; Nonverbal communication; Trustworthiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347301532     PISSN: 01915886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025341931128     Document Type: Article

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