Exploring the social aspects of goose bumps and their role in awe and envy

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 205-217

  Schurtz, David R ^a,d   Blincoe, Sarai ^a   Smith, Richard H ^a   Powell, Caitlin A J ^b   Combs, David J Y ^c   Kim, Sung Hee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific   (United States)

^d STEVENSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Awe; Envy; Goose bumps; Social emotions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861343124     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-011-9243-8     Document Type: Article

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