Bibliograph

The wisest one in the room, how you can benefit from social psychology's five most powerful insights, Thomas Gilovich and Lee Ross

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The wisest one in the room, how you can benefit from social psychology's five most powerful insights, Thomas Gilovich and Lee Ross

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-294) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The wisest one in the room

Oclc number

909538142

Responsibility statement

Thomas Gilovich and Lee Ross

Sub title

how you can benefit from social psychology's five most powerful insights

Summary

"Two prominent social psychologists, specializing in the study of human behavior, provide insight into why we trust the people we do and how to use that knowledge in understanding and influencing people in our own lives, "--NoveList

Table Of Contents

Preface -- Part 1. Pillars of wisdom -- 1. The objectivity illusion -- 2. The push and pull of situations -- 3. The name of the game -- 4. The primacy of behavior -- 5. Keyholes, lenses, and filters -- Looking back and moving forward -- Part 2. Wisdom applied -- 6. The happiest one in the room -- 7. Why we don't "just get along" -- 8. A tough problem for America -- 9. An even tougher problem for the world -- Epilogue

Target audience

adult

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Contributor