Accurate identification of fear facial expressions predicts prosocial behavior

Emotion

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 239-251

  Marsh, Abigail A ^a   Kozak, Megan N ^b   Ambady, Nalini ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Antisocial behavior; Facial expression; Fear; Nonverbal sensitivity; Prosocial behavior

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ALTRUISM; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPATHY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MONEY; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; RATING SCALE; RECOGNITION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ALTRUISM; CUES; EMPATHY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 34249046632     PISSN: 15283542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1528-3542.7.2.239     Document Type: Article

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