In beauty we trust: Children prefer information from more attractive informants

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 94-99

  Bascandziev, Igor ^a,b   Harris, Paul L ^c  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TRUST;

BEAUTY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY, CHILD; TRUST;

EID: 84894226972     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: 2044835X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjdp.12022     Document Type: Article

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