Sensation by Thalma Lobel

Sensation by Thalma Lobel

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Warm temperatures make us temporarily friendlier. The colour red causes us to perform poorly on tests. Heavy clipboards make the CVs clipped to them seem more impressive. Clean smells promote moral behaviour. Sports teams in black jerseys are given more penalties than teams in other colours.

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Sensation by Thalma Lobel

Warm temperatures make us temporarily friendlier. The colour red causes us to perform poorly on tests. Heavy clipboards make the CVs clipped to them seem more impressive. Clean smells promote moral behaviour. Sports teams in black jerseys are given more penalties than teams in other colours.
Thalma Lobel.. has written an intriguing, sometimes funny, sometimes rather alarming overview of just how much we are influenced by what our senses tell us. * Sunday Times *
An intriguing look at how our sensory perceptions affect our language and ability to understand abstract concepts but can also sway judgment. Shelve alongside Malcolm Gladwell, Dan Ariely and others in the pop-psych realm. * Kirkus *
Thalma's research is among the most innovative in psychology. Her lively, thoughtful book will reframe our view of how our minds work and how we become who we are. -- Dan Ariely, author of Predictably Irrational
Sensation is a delightful collection of the most interesting ideas, experiments, and anecdotes from the world of psychology today. A terrific read if you're interested in why some people fall in love, some fall afoul of the law, and others fall prey to clever marketing ploys. -- Adam Alter, New York Times bestselling author of Drunk Tank Pink: And Other Unexpected Forces That Shape How We Think, Feel, and Behave and Assistant Professor of Marketing and Psychology, New York University’s Stern School of Business
Professor Lobel draws on rigorous science and makes it accessible, interesting, and actionable. By raising our awareness of the influence the external environment has on us, this wonderful book can help us live more fully, more sensually. -- Tal Ben-Shahar, author of Happier and Choose the Life You Want
Thalma Lobel is an internationally recognised psychologist, a member of the Executive Board of Tel Aviv University and director of the child development center there. She has also been a visiting scholar at Harvard, Tufts, UC San Diego, and NYU. She appears frequently on television and radio.
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ISBN 13 9781848316591
ISBN 10 1848316593
Title Sensation
Author Thalma Lobel
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Icon Books
Year published 2014-04-03
Number of pages 288
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.