The Social Psychology of Perceiving Others Accurately

We are constantly forming impressions about those around us. Social interaction depends on our understanding of interpersonal behavior - assessing one another's personality, emotions, thoughts and feelings, attitudes, deceptiveness, group memberships, and other personal characteristics through facial expressions, body language, voice and spoken language. But how accurate are our impressions and when does such accuracy matter? How is accuracy achieved and are some of us more successful at achieving it than others? This comprehensive overview presents cutting-edge research on this fast-expanding field and will be essential reading for anyone interested in the psychology of interpersonal perception. A wide range of experts in the field explore topics including age and gender effects, psychopathology, culture and ethnicity, workplaces and leadership, clinicians' skills, empathy, meta-perception, and training people to be more accurate in their perceptions of others.

Author: Judith A. Hall
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 12/21/2017
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.32lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.91d
ISBN: 9781107499072

About the Author
West, Tessa V.: - Tessa V. West is an Associate Professor of Psychology at New York University. Her work examines the experience of inter-group interaction from the perspective of all partners and she has published over thirty articles on interpersonal perception.Schmid Mast, Marianne: - Marianne Schmid Mast is a Professor of Organizational Behavior at Université de Lausanne, Switzerland. She has published over seventy peer-reviewed scientific articles and is currently an associate editor of the Journal of Nonverbal Behavior and on the editorial board of the journal Leadership Quarterly.Hall, Judith A.: - Judith A. Hall is a University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychology at Northeastern University, Boston. She has been editor-in-chief of Patient Education and Counseling and the Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, and is currently an associate editor at that journal. She has written and edited several books on nonverbal behavior, interpersonal accuracy and physician-patient communication.