Quirkology

By: Richard Wiseman

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Paperback | 30 September 2008

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For over twenty years, psychologist Richard Wiseman has examined the quirky science of everyday life. In Quirkology, he navigates the oddities of human behavior, explaining the tell-tale signs that give away a liar, the secret science behind speed-dating and personal ads, and what a person's sense of humor reveals about the innermost workings of his or her mind—all along paying tribute to others who have carried out similarly weird and wonderful work. Wiseman's research has involved secretly observing people as they go about their daily business, conducting unusual experiments in art exhibitions and music concerts, and even staging fake séances in allegedly haunted buildings. With thousands of research subjects from all over the world, including enamored couples, unwitting pedestrians, and guileless dinner guests, Wiseman presents a fun, clever, and unexpected picture of the human mind.

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Non-Fiction Science Science in General Popular Science Psychology Social Psychology The Self, Ego, Identity, Personality

List of Figures	p. ix
Prologue: The Mysterious Q-Test	p. xi
Introduction: Exploring the Backwaters of the Human Brain	p. 1
What Does Your Date of Birth Really Say About You?: The New Science of Chronopsychology	p. 7
Trust Everyone, but Always Cut the Cards: The Psychology of Lying and Deception	p. 45
Believing Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast: Psychology Enters the Twilight Zone	p. 89
Making Your Mind Up: The Strange Science of Decision Making	p. 127
The Scientific Search for the World's Funniest Joke: Explorations into the Psychology of Humor	p. 179
Sinner or Saint?: The Psychology of When We Help and When We Hinder	p. 227
The Pace of Life and Other Quirkological Oddities: The Future of Quirkology	p. 265
Afterword: How to Pep Up the Dullest of Dinner Parties	p. 275
Acknowledgments	p. 279
Notes	p. 283
Index	p. 307
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