Interpersonal Expectations : Theory, Research and Applications

Peter David Blanck

ISBN 10: 052141783X / ISBN 13: 9780521417839

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1993

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This 1993 volume brings together critical analysis of the phenomenon called interpersonal expectation - a sub-area of social psychology that studies how the expectations of one person affects the behavior of another in an interactive setting. The book is divided into three major sections: the first examines real-world applications of research on interpersonal expectations, such as in the courtroom, classroom, and operating room; the second considers the mediation of interpersonal expectations through verbal and nonverbal behavior; and the third outlines the emerging methodological and statistical techniques for understanding the implications of interpersonal expectations. Critical commentary and analysis by leading scholars in the field are presented and the book makes a major contribution to the study of interpersonal expectation.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Interpersonal Expectations : Theory, Research and Applications
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 052141783X
• ISBN 13: 9780521417839
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 157H x 35D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 157 millimeters height by 35 millimeters depth
• Weight: 990 grams

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Synopsis

This volume brings together critical analysis of the phenomenon called interpersonal expectations--a sub-area of social psychology that studies how the expectations of one person affects the behavior of another in an interactive setting. It is divided into three major sections: (1) real-world applications of research on interpersonal expectations, such as in the courtroom, classroom and operating room; (2) the mediation of interpersonal expectations through verbal and nonverbal behavior; and (3) the emerging methodological and statistical techniques for understanding the implications of interpersonal expectations. Critical commentary and analysis by leading scholars in the field are presented.

Book Description

The phenomenon called interpersonal expectations is explored in this study in applied settings--eg. in the courtroom, classroom and operating room--as well as basic research settings involving studies of the nonverbal mediation of expectancy effects.