Transforming the mirror: Power fundamentally changes facial responding to emotional expressions

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 997-1003

  Carr, Evan W ^a   Winkielman, Piotr ^a   Oveis, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Emotions; Facial expressions; Power; Status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTION; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACIAL MUSCLES; FEMALE; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901497050     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0034972     Document Type: Article

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