You may look unhappy unless you smile: The distinctiveness of a smiling face against faces without an explicit smile

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 157, Issue , 2015, Pages 185-194

  Park, Hyung Bum ^a   Han, Ji Eun ^a   Hyun, Joo Seok ^a  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Emotion categorization; Expressionless face; Facial expression

Indexed keywords

FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; REACTION TIME;

FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REACTION TIME; SMILING; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84925371001     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2015.03.003     Document Type: Article

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