The impact of facial emotional expressions and sex on interpersonal distancing as evaluated in a computerized stop-distance task

Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 188-194

  Miller, Holly C ^a   Chabriac, Anne Sophie ^b   Molet, Mikael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE VALENCIENNES   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

computerized stop distance task; emotion; sex; social space

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884556608     PISSN: 11961961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030663     Document Type: Article

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