Faces differing in attractiveness elicit corresponding affective responses

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 140-148

  Principe, Connor P ^a   Langlois, Judith H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Attractiveness; Electromyography; Faces; Prototype

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTION; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADULT; AFFECT; BEAUTY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 78651259853     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699931003612098     Document Type: Article

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