Inferring Character From Faces: A Developmental Study

Psychological Science

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1132-1139

  Cogsdill, Emily J ^a   Todorov, Alexander T ^b   Spelke, Elizabeth S ^a   Banaji, Mahzarin R ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive development; open data; open materials; physical appearance; social cognition; social perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CHARACTER; CHILD; COGNITION; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; CHARACTER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899999612     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797614523297     Document Type: Article

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