Internal facial features are signals of personality and health

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2273-2287

  Kramer, Robin S S ^a   Ward, Robert ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evolution; Face; Health; Personality; Signal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ESTHETICS; FACE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

ADULT; BEAUTY; FACE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149277939     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470211003770912     Document Type: Article

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