Sociochemosensory and emotional fnctions: Behavioral evidence for shared mechanisms

Psychological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1118-1124

  Zhou, Wen ^a   Chen, Denise ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; ODOR; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; AWARENESS; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JUDGMENT; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; ODORS; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SMELL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69549126669     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02413.x     Document Type: Article

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