Status signals: Adaptive benefits of displaying and observing the nonverbal expressions of pride and shame

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 390-406

  Martens, Jason P ^a   Tracy, Jessica L ^a   Shariff, Azim F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion expression; Pride; Shame; Social signal

Indexed keywords

BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; GESTURE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PRIDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNISHMENT; REVIEW; SHAME; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL LEARNING; SOCIAL STATUS;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CUES; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; SHAME;

EID: 84859631144     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2011.645281     Document Type: Review

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