Managing Interpersonal Sensitivity: Knowing When - & When Not - to Understand Others (Pyschology of Emotions, Motivations and Actions) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1617286915 ISBN 13: 9781617286919

Publisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc, 2011

Synopsis

Findings from the past two decades of interpersonal sensitivity research presented a big surprise to the researchers who were working in this area. These findings, at first suggestive and then unmistakably clear, showed that scores on various interpersonal sensitivity measures were not as stable as scores on other measures of cognitive ability (for example, IQ scores) seemed to be. The accumulating data further suggested that differences in situationally-evoked motivational states were the most probable cause of these variations in interpersonal sensitivity. This book examines this discovery and how it has completely changed the research agenda for those working in this field of study.

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About the Author

William Ickes, Ph.D., is professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Arlington. He is the author or co-author of over 100 articles, books, & book chapters. His research on "everyday mind reading" has been recognised by two international research awards.

Edition details

• Publisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1617286915
• ISBN 13: 9781617286919
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 265
• Editor: Smith Jessi L, Ickes PhD William, Hall Judith A, Hodges Sara