Female sexual orientation and menstrual influences on person perception

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 729-734

  Brinsmead Stockham, Katherine ^a   Johnston, Lucy ^b   Miles, Lynden ^b   Neil Macrae, C ^c  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Menstrual cycle; Person perception; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549161478     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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