The effect of facial attractiveness on temporal perception

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1292-1304

  Ogden, Ruth S ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arousal; Attention; Attractiveness; Emotion; Timing; Verbal estimation

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; FACE; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHAME; TIME PERCEPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; BEAUTY; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 84885026717     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2013.769426     Document Type: Article

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