Verbosity and emotion recognition in older adults

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 492-497

  Ruffman, Ted ^a   Murray, Janice ^a   Halberstadt, Jamin ^a   Taumoepeau, Mele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Emotion recognition; Older adults; Verbosity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RECOGNITION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MIDDLE AGED; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTENTION; CUES; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX FACTORS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953922486     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: 19391498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018247     Document Type: Article

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