The Expression of Determination: Similarities Between Anger and Approach-Related Positive Affect

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 172-181

  Harmon Jones, Cindy ^a   Schmeichel, Brandon J ^a   Mennitt, Eileen ^a   Harmon Jones, Eddie ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion; Facial expressions; Motivation; Positive affect

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ANGER; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION;

AFFECT; ANGER; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION;

EID: 78751532827     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020966     Document Type: Article

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