Internal representations reveal cultural diversity in expectations of facial expressions of emotion

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-25

  Jack, Rachael E ^a   Caldara, Roberto ^a   Schyns, Philippe G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Culture; Expectations; Facial expressions of emotion; Internal representations; Perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RECOGNITION;

ADULT; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; CULTURE; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84861744563     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023463     Document Type: Article

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