A negativity bias for ambiguous facial-expression valence during childhood: Converging evidence from behavior and facial corrugator muscle responses

Emotion

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 92-103

  Tottenham, Nim ^a   Phuong, Jessica ^a   Flannery, Jessica ^a   Gabard Durnam, Laurel ^a   Goff, Bonnie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambiguity; Development; Emotion; Facial EMG; Facial expressions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULTHOOD; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL CORRUGATOR MUSCLE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEGATIVITY BIAS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTION; EQUIPMENT; FEAR; HAPPINESS; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACIAL MUSCLES; FEAR; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880009821     PISSN: 15283542     EISSN: 19311516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029431     Document Type: Article

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