Unconscious evaluation of faces on social dimensions

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 715-727

  Stewart, Lorna H ^a   Ajina, Sara ^b   Getov, Spas ^b   Bahrami, Bahador ^b,c,d   Todorov, Alexander ^e   Rees, Geraint ^b,f  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuous flash suppression; Dominance; Preconscious; Social; Trust

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; TRUST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMYGDALA; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TRUST; UNCONSCIOUS (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874715524     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027950     Document Type: Article

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