A Pox on the Mind: Disjunction of Attention and Memory in Processing Physical Disfigurement

The unfavorable treatment of people with physical disfigurements is well-documented, yet little is known about basic perceptual and cognitive responses to disfigurement. Here, we identify a specialized pattern of cognitive processing consistent with the hypothesis that disfigurements act as heuristi...

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Main Authors: Ackerman, Joshua, Vaughn Becker, D., Mortensen, Chad R., Sasaki, Takao, Neuberg, Steven L., Kenrick, Douglas T.
Other Authors: Sloan School of Management
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Psychological Association (APA) 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/74579