Viewing Cute Images Increases Behavioral Carefulness

Emotion

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 282-286

  Sherman, Gary D ^a   Haidt, Jonathan ^a   Coan, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

care; cuteness; fine motor skill; nurturance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD CARE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTOR SKILLS; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 65249098957     PISSN: 15283542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014904     Document Type: Article

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