Older and younger adults' first impressions from faces: Similar in agreement but different in positivity

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 202-212

  Zebrowitz, Leslie A ^a   Franklin, Robert G ^a   Hillman, Suzanne ^a   Boc, Henry ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Agreement; Face perception; Own age bias; Positivity; Trait impressions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880743991     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: 19391498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030927     Document Type: Article

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