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Who Are You? (And What do You Think of Me?)

Every Sunday, America's corporate titans share their hiring strategies with . "I have a very good antenna about people," Starbucks founder Howard Schultz told the "Corner Office" column. "First off, I want to know what you're reading and then I'll ask you why. Tell me what work-life balance means to you. " Abbe Raven, CEO of A&E Television Network, privileges her "gut reaction. " The problem with such freewheeling approaches is that qualities like charisma and compassion are faked in job interviews as much as 90 percent of the time, according to one landmark study.

People are hugely overconfident about their ability to judge others in general, and recruiters may be particularly so. Potential employees are in impression-management hyperdrive. Interviewers are drawn to open-ended inquiries because they think they'll zero in on personality. The Potential Lover: Is This Person Attracted to Me? The First Impression. Want to Know If Someone Likes You? Ever wondered if someone you're attracted to likes you or not, whether someone is your friend or foe, or whether your employees respect you?

Want to Know If Someone Likes You?

There's an easy way to find out... try to make them laugh . If the laughter comes easy, the answer is likely yes. If it doesn't, the answer is likely no. In my bachelor days, I spent many years slowly learning about the ins and outs of the mating market. Somewhere along the way, I noticed one fairly consistent dynamic: whenever a woman I recently met and was talking to would say to me, "You're really funny! " In my first corporate job, I was working on a project team for a few months where I didn't really like my two supervisors all that much.

Many years later in grad school (my advisor was Prof. When we meet new people, it may take a while to figure out whether a relationship (of any kind) is desirable. My colleagues and I ran three studies to test this theory in the mating domain ( Li, Griskevicius, Durante, Jonason, Pasisz, & Aumer, 2009 ). Test Yourself. What is Psychology? Pyschology Tests & Surveys. Encyclopedia of Psychology - Psychology Websites.

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Human Intelligence: Robert J. Sternberg

Please update your bookmarks! The new address is posted below. You will be redirected to the new page in 15 seconds or you can click the link below. Robert J. Sternberg (1949- ) Cognitive Psychologist Influences Student of: Influenced by: Piaget, Information Processing Psychology Students: Influenced: Time Period: Current Efforts Education Yale University, B.A. in psychology (1972) Stanford University, Ph.D. (1975) Career Definition of Intelligence "I define [intelligence] as your skill in achieving whatever it is you want to attain in your life within your sociocultural context.by capitalizing on your strengths and compensating for, or correcting, your weaknesses ( personal communication, July 29, 2004). " Major Contributions Triarchic Theory of Human Intelligence Several influential theories related to creativity, wisdom, thinking styles, love and hate Author of over 1000 books, book chapters and articles Interview with Dr.

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