Attributions of guilt and punishment as functions of physical attractiveness and smiling

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 145, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 687-702

  Abel, Millicent H ^a   Watters, Heather ^a  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Guilt; Leniency bias; Physical attractiveness; Punishment; Smile leniency effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 29144524622     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/SOCP.145.6.687-703     Document Type: Article

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