Detecting happiness: Perceiver sensitivity to enjoyment and non-enjoyment smiles

Journal of Nonverbal Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 259-275

  Miles, Lynden ^a   Johnston, Lucy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Deliberate non enjoyment smile; Facial expression; Happiness; Social perception; Spontaneous enjoyment smile

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348877261     PISSN: 01915886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10919-007-0036-4     Document Type: Article

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