Book of Tells

图书标准信息

• 作者 Peter Collett 著
• 出版社 Bantam
• 出版时间 2004-06
• ISBN 9780553814590
• 定价 118.50元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 400页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

ATELLISANACTIONTHATTELLSYOUWHATSOMEONEISTHINKING,EVENIFTHATPERSONDOESN'TKNOWITTHEMSELVES.ANDTELLSAREHIGHLYINFORMATIVE...Thewayyoustandwhenyou'retalkingtoothers,howyoumoveyourfeet,yourhands,youreyes-evenyoureyebrows-saysalotaboutyourcommitmenttoaconversationandyourunderlyingattitude.Youractionsandstancecanalsoaffecthowlongyougettotalkandhowoftenyougetinterrupted.Evenwhenyou'reseated,thepositionofyourarmsandlegsprovidesawealthofinformationaboutyourmoodandintentions,showingwhetheryoufeeldominantorsubmissive,preoccupiedorbored.ButTellsaren'tconfinedmerelytoconversations;whenyouarealoneyouareconstantlyshiftingyourbody-andeachmovement,eachgestureprovidescluesaboutyourstateofmind.Inthisilluminatingbook,PeterCollett,socialpsychologist,formerOxforddonandBigBrother'sresidentpsychologist,introducesustothefascinatingconceptofTells,showinghowtheywork,wheretheycomefromandhowtoidentifyanditerpretthem.Whilstsentizingreaderstothemotivesandactionsofotherpeople,thisinvaluableguidealsofocusesonthemessagesthatweunwittinglysend,andtheimpactthatthesemighthaveonthosearoundus.Comprehensiveandaccessibleinitsapproach,andwritteninthetraditionoftheinternationalbestseller,Manwatching,THEBOOKOFTELLSoffersanew,unifyingvocabularyforunderstandinghumancommunicationandsocialinfluence-andauniqueopportunitytoreadyourself,andothers.

【作者简介】

DrPeterCollettisasocialpsychologistandex-Oxforddon.FormanyyearshewasamemberofstaffattheDepartmentofExperimentalPsychologyatOxfordUniversity,wherehetaughtandconductedresearchstudies.Peteristheco-authorofGestures:TheirOriginsandDistribution(withDesmondMorris),DrivingPassion:ThePsychologyoftheCar(withPeterMarsh)andistheauthorofForeignBodies:AGuidetoEuropeanMannerisms,theforewordforwhichwaswrittenbyPeterUstinov.HehasappearedinvariousTVdocumentaries,onNewsatTenandNewsnight.ForthepasttwoyearshehasbeentheconsultantpsychologistforthehugelypopularChannel4seriesBigBrother,appearingeachweektoanalyzethebehaviouroftheparticipants.