Cross-cultural evidence that the nonverbal expression of pride is an automatic status signal

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 163-180

  Tracy, Jessica L ^a   Shariff, Azim F ^b   Zhao, Wanying ^a   Henrich, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Cross cultural; Implicit association; Pride; Signal; Social status

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FIJI; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; NORTH AMERICA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECOGNITION; SHAME; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASSOCIATION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FIJI; HAPPINESS; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; NORTH AMERICA; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SHAME; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879523912     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028412     Document Type: Article

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