Judging romantic interest of others from thin slices is a cross-cultural ability

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 547-550

  Place, Skyler S ^a   Todd, Peter M ^a   Zhuang, Jinying ^b   Penke, Lars ^c   Asendorpf, Jens B ^d  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Mate choice; Social judgment; Social perception; Speed dating; Thin slices

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865278364     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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