• Too Cute for Words: Cuteness Evokes the Heartwarming Emotion of Kama Muta 

      Steinnes, Kamilla Knutsen; Blomster, Johanna Katarina; Seibt, Christa Beate; Zickfeld, Janis Heinrich; Fiske, Alan P. (Frontiers in Psychology;March 2019 | Volume 10 | Article 387, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-03-01)
      A configuration of infantile attributes including a large head, large eyes, with a small nose and mouth low on the head comprise the visual baby schema or Kindchenschema that English speakers call “cute.” In contrast to the ...