Threat and social choice: When eye size matters

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 145, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 547-570

  Pettijohn, Terry F ^a   Tesser, Abraham ^b  

^a MERCYHURST COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Facial features; Inferences; Personality; Physical appearance; Physical attraction; Threat

Indexed keywords

EID: 26444493161     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/SOCP.145.5.547-570     Document Type: Article

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