Facial Resemblance to Emotions: Group Differences, Impression Effects, and Race Stereotypes

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 175-189

  Zebrowitz, Leslie A ^a   Kikuchi, Masako ^a   Fellous, Jean Marc ^b  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

emotion overgeneralization; face perception; impression formation; race stereotypes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; COGNITION; ETHNIC GROUP; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEGRO; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VISION;

ADULT; AFFECT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COGNITION; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STEREOTYPING; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76449097536     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017990     Document Type: Article

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