What the face and body reveal: In-group emotion effects and stereotyping of emotion in African American and European American children

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 258-274

  Tuminello, Elizabeth R ^a   Davidson, Denise ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

African American children; Emotion in face and body; Emotion recognition; European American children; In group advantage; Stereotyping of emotion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECOGNITION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; POSTURE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX FACTORS; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 79958034620     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2011.02.016     Document Type: Article

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