Influence of Different Positive Emotions on Persuasion Processing: A Functional Evolutionary Approach

Emotion

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 190-206

  Griskevicius, Vladas ^a   Shiota, Michelle N ^b   Neufeld, Samantha L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive processing; emotion; evolutionary approaches; persuasion; positive affect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; LOVE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION;

COGNITION; EMOTIONS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOVE; MALE; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; THINKING;

EID: 77950581929     PISSN: 15283542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018421     Document Type: Article

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