Sex differences in smiling and other photographed traits: A theoretical assessment

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 345-351

  Ellis, Lee ^a   Das, Shyamal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MASCULINITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MASCULINITY; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHOTOGRAPHY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SMILING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960973081     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932010000659     Document Type: Article

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