Reading nonverbal cues to emotions: The advantages and liabilities of relationship closeness

Journal of Nonverbal Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 245-266

  Sternglanz, R Weylin ^a   Depaulo, Bella M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

accommodatingness; close relationships; emotion; motivated inaccuracy; nonverbal behavior; nonverbal decoding

Indexed keywords

EID: 10044234284     PISSN: 01915886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10919-004-4158-7     Document Type: Article

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