{"product_id":"strangers-in-a-strange-lab-how-personality-shapes-our-initial-encounters-with-others-9780199950898","title":"Strangers in a Strange Lab: How Personality Shapes Our Initial Encounters with Others","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): William Ickes\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Social Psychology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2012 International Association for Relationship Research Book Award\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIckes'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","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46861843628183,"sku":"9780199950898","price":3458.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780199950898.webp?v=1769963716","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/strangers-in-a-strange-lab-how-personality-shapes-our-initial-encounters-with-others-9780199950898","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}