Facial Behavior While Experiencing Sexual Excitement

Journal of Nonverbal Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 63-71

  Fernández Dols, José Miguel ^a   Carrera, Pilar ^a   Crivelli, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Emotion; Enjoyment; Facial expression; Pain; Sexual behavior; Sexual excitement

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251639851     PISSN: 01915886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10919-010-0097-7     Document Type: Article

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