Facial expressions of emotions: Recognition accuracy and affective reactions during late childhood

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 147, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 599-617

  Mancini, Giacomo ^a   Agnoli, Sergio ^a   Baldaro, Bruno ^a   Ricci Bitti, Pio E ^a   Surcinelli, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

affective evaluations; emotion recognition; facial expressions; gender differences; late childhood

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RECOGNITION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AROUSAL; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84885002986     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980.2012.727891     Document Type: Article

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