Perceived Differences Between Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) and Human (Homo sapiens) Facial Expressions Are Related to Emotional Interpretation

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 398-404

  Waller, Bridget M ^a   Bard, Kim A ^a   Vick, Sarah Jane ^b   Smith Pasqualini, Marcia C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c AVILA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

emotion; facial expression; perception; primates; smiling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPT FORMATION; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PERCEPTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CONCEPT FORMATION; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 38149140249     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.121.4.398     Document Type: Article

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