Warmth, spatial proximity, and social attachment: The embodied perception of a social metaphor

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1369-1372

  Fay, Adam J ^a   Maner, Jon K ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Embodied cognition; Social affiliation; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865638949     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2012.05.017     Document Type: Article

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