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Does image size affect judgments of the face?

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Whether the video-image of the face was larger than life or about one-fifth life size made no difference in observers' judgments of emotions, attitudes, and personality traits.

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  • Ekman, P., Friesen, W. V., O'Sullivan, M. & Scherer K. Relative importance of face, body, and speech in judgments of personality and affect. Manuscript submitted for publication, 1978.

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  1. University of California, San Francisco

    Paul Ekman & Wallace V. Friesen

  2. University of California, Berkeley

    Karen A. Brattesani

  3. University of San Francisco, USA

    Maureen O'Sullivan

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  1. Paul Ekman
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This research was supported by a grant from NIMH, MH 11976. The preparation of this report was supported by a grant from the Harry F. Guggenheim Foundation, and by a Research Scientist Award, MH 06092 from NIMH.

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Ekman, P., Brattesani, K.A., O'Sullivan, M. et al. Does image size affect judgments of the face?. J Nonverbal Behav 4, 57–61 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00986913

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