Individual differences in empathy: The role of facial expression recognition

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 107-112

  Besel, Lana D S ^a   Yuille, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Automaticity; Emotional facial expressions; Empathy; Fearful expression

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952541171     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.03.013     Document Type: Article

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