Facial Structure Is Indicative of Explicit Support for Prejudicial Beliefs

Psychological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 289-296

  Hehman, Eric ^a   Leitner, Jordan B ^a   Deegan, Matthew P ^a   Gaertner, Samuel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

bizygomatic width; face perception; impression formation; intergroup dynamics; prejudice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875012989     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797612451467     Document Type: Article

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