Does it matter where we meet? The role of emotional context in evaluative first impressions

Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 107-116

  Koji, Shahnaz ^a   Fernandes, Myra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Context; Emotion; Face

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SEX DIFFERENCE; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SEX FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 77954667149     PISSN: 11961961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019139     Document Type: Article

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