The tell the little clues that reveal big truths about who we are

Summary: What does a yearbook photo have to do with future marital success? Can the CEO's appearance tell you anything about a company's quarterly earnings? In The Tell, psychologist Matthew Hertenstein reveals that our intuition is surprisingly good at using small clues to make big predictions, and shows how we can make better decisions by homing in on the right details. Drawing on rigorous research in psychology and brain science, Hertenstein explains how to hone our powers of observation to increase our predictive capacities. By training ourselves to read facial and bodily cues, we can accurately pr.

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ISBN: 9780465069880 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 0465069886 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (289 p.)
Publisher: New York : Basic Books, 2013.

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Introduction; I. IN THE BEGINNING; 1. Primitive Predictions; 2. The Genes in All of Us; 3. Strange Situations: Growing Up in a Thin-Sliced World; II. HOW WE SIZE UP OTHERS; 5. The Targets of Our Attraction; III. LOVE AND LIES; 6. From Dating to Mating; 7. Detecting Deception; IV. MAKING THE GRADE: EDUCATION, BUSINESS, AND POLITICS; 8. The Power of Enthusiasm; 9. Catching the Cues of the Cash Cow; 10. Political Punditry: Any Kid Can Do It; Conclusion: The Importance of Predictive Humility; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; Credits; Index