Motivated empathy: The mechanics of the empathic gaze

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1522-1530

  Cowan, David G ^a   Vanman, Eric J ^a   Nielsen, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emotion; Empathy; Eye gaze patterns; Eye tracking; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPATHY; EYE TRACKING; FACIES; FEMALE; GAZE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MOTIVATED EMPATHY; NORMAL HUMAN; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIDEORECORDING; VISUAL STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; EMOTION; EYE MOVEMENT; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMAN RELATION; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; EYE MOVEMENTS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTIVATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907386815     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2014.890563     Document Type: Article

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