{"product_id":"strangers-in-a-strange-lab-how-personality-shapes-our-initial-encounters-with-others-019995089x","title":"Strangers in a Strange Lab: How Personality Shapes Our Initial Encounters with Others","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 019995089X\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ickes, William\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2012 International Association for Relationship Research Book AwardCan we predict how well -- or how poorly -- two strangers will get along? According to social psychologist William Ickes, the answer is yes. Drawing upon relevant research findings from his 30-year career, Ickes explains how initial interactions are shaped by gender, race, birth order, physical attractiveness, androgyny, the Big Five dimensions, shyness, and self-monitoring.Ickes's work offers unprecedented insights on the links between personality and social behavior that have not previously been compiled in a single source: how sibling relationships during childhood affect our interactions with opposite-sex strangers years later; why Latinos have a social advantage in initial interactions; how men react to the physical attractiveness of a female stranger in a relatively direct and obvious way while women react to the attractiveness of a male stranger in a more indirect and subtle way; and how personality s\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51678113562912,"sku":"NEW019995089X","price":47.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71ApMKQE2GL.jpg?v=1779303830","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/strangers-in-a-strange-lab-how-personality-shapes-our-initial-encounters-with-others-019995089x","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}