Mindwise
How We Understand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want
$33.14
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
25 March 2015
Summary
Humans possess an extraordinary, though imperfect, capacity for social intelligence. In Mindwise, renowned psychologist Nicholas Epley reveals our “sixth sense”—our ability to understand our own minds and the minds of others.
This remarkable sense, arguably our brain’s greatest, allows us to infer what others are thinking and feeling. However, as Epley demonstrates, this sophisticated ability is prone to critical errors. We often misread social situations, misjudge others’ ch…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241952726 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241952727 |
| Author: | Nicholas Epley |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 25 March 2015 |
| Weight: | 201g |
| Dimensions: | 16mm x 129mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
Psychologist Nicholas Epley’s Mindwise provides a guide to understanding the minds of others. His engrossing book outlines the strategies that we use: projecting from our own minds, using stereotypes, and inferring from others’ actions … Epley is a lucid and magnetic host, and his book … is crammed with evidence-based research * Independent *
A comfortingly slim volume about the ability we all have to understand others … how wonderful to have this insight into the extent of our ignorance – Dominic Lawson * Sunday Times *
Nicholas Epley
Nicholas Epley is Professor of Behavioral Science and Neubauer Family Fellow at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He has written for The New York Times, as well as numerous journals in his field. He was named a Professor to Watch by Financial Times, and is the winner of the 2008 Theoretical Innovation Prize from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. He lives in Chicago.
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