Mindwise: Why We Misunderstand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want

Epley, Nicholas

ISBN 10: 030774356X / ISBN 13: 9780307743565

Published by Vintage, 2015

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pp. 272.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mindwise: Why We Misunderstand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want
• Publisher: Vintage
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 030774356X
• ISBN 13: 9780307743565
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Winner of the 2015 Book Prize for the Promotion of Social and Personality Science (Society for Personality and Social Psychology)

Why are we sometimes blind to the minds of others, treating them like objects or animals instead? Why do we talk to our cars, or the stars, as if there is a mind that can hear us? Why do we so routinely believe that others think, feel, and want what we do when, in fact, they do not? And why do we think we understand our spouses, family, and friends so much better than we actually do?

In this illuminating book, leading social psychologist Nicholas Epley introduces us to what scientists have learned about our ability to understand the most complicated puzzle on the planet—other people—and the surprising mistakes we so routinely make. Mindwise will not turn others into open books, but it will give you the wisdom to revolutionize how you think about them—and yourself.

About the Author

Nicholas Epley is the John T. Keller Professor of Behavioral Science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He has written for The New York Times, and over 50 articles in two dozen journals in his field. He was named a “professor to watch” by the Financial Times, is the winner of the Theoretical Innovation Prize from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, and was awarded the Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology from the American Psychological Association. He lives in Chicago.