Asymmetric affective evaluation of words and faces

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 93-116

  Raccuglia, R Alexander ^b   Phaf, R Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACE; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; REACTION TIME; VISION; VISUAL FIELD;

AFFECT; FACE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; REACTION TIME; VISUAL FIELDS; VISUAL PERCEPTION; VOCABULARY;

EID: 0347934822     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1997.tb02623.x     Document Type: Article

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