Emotion expressions: On signals, symbols, and spandrels-a response to barrett (2011)

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 407-408

  Shariff, Azim F ^a   Tracy, Jessica L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

adaptation; byproduct; emotion expressions; evolutionary psychology; nonverbal displays; signal

Indexed keywords

EID: 82755165134     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963721411429126     Document Type: Article

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