The effect of a woman's smile on men's courtship behavior

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1233-1236

  Guéguen, Nicolas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE SUD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

Author keywords

Courtship behavior; Nonverbal influence; Smile

Indexed keywords

EID: 58249119779     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2008.36.9.1233     Document Type: Article

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