The effects of perceived competence and sociability on electoral outcomes

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1152-1155

  Castelli, Luigi ^a   Carraro, Luciana ^a   Ghitti, Claudia ^a   Pastore, Massimiliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Competence; Facial features; Political elections; Voting behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 68049108230     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2009.06.018     Document Type: Article

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