Experimental Psychology (Russia)
2021. Vol. 14, no. 2, 85–100
doi:10.17759/exppsy.2021140206
ISSN: 2072-7593 / 2311-7036 (online)
Altruistic Face: Experimental Study on Facial Morphology and Prosociality in Buryats of Southern Siberia
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Keywords: altruism, facial morphology, Buryats, cooperation, geometric morphometrics
Journal rubric: Face Science
Article type: scientific article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/exppsy.2021140206
Funding. This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation grant № 18-18-00075.
Acknowledgements. The authors are grateful to East-Siberian State Institute of Culture (VSGIK) for assistance in organizing the study in Buryatia.
For citation: Rostovtseva V.V., Mezentseva A.A., Windhager S., Butovskaya M.L. Altruistic Face: Experimental Study on Facial Morphology and Prosociality in Buryats of Southern Siberia. Eksperimental'naâ psihologiâ = Experimental Psychology (Russia), 2021. Vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 85–100. DOI: 10.17759/exppsy.2021140206.
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