Right-wing politicians prefer the emotional left

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Thomas, Nicole A ^a   Loetscher, Tobias ^a   Clode, Danielle ^a   Nicholls, Michael E R ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FACE PROFILE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEFT FACE; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; POLITICS; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL BELIEF; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; PHYSIOLOGY;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; POLITICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860491239     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036552     Document Type: Article

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