Is there empirical evidence for a nonverbal profile of extraversion?: A meta-analysis and critique of the literature

Communication Monographs

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 28-48

  La France, Betty H ^a   Heisel, Alan D ^a   Beatty, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive Overload; Extraversion; Meta Analysis; Nonverbal Behavior; Personality Profile

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242669770     PISSN: 03637751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634520410001693148     Document Type: Review

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