Positivity effects in older adults' perception of facial emotion: The role of future time perspective

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 67 B, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 150-158

  Kellough, Jennifer L ^a   Knight, Bob G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Emotion; Emotion complexity; Perception; Positivity effect

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; TIME PERCEPTION; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TIME PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859201251     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbr079     Document Type: Review

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