Age-Related Changes in Detecting Happiness: Discriminating Between Enjoyment and Nonenjoyment Smiles

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 246-250

  Slessor, Gillian ^a   Miles, Lynden K ^a   Bull, Rebecca ^a   Phillips, Louise H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Emotion; Positivity bias; Smiles

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; APTITUDE; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; SMILING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950244101     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018248     Document Type: Article

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