Interpersonal Expectations Theory, Research and Applications [Hardcover]

This 1993 volume explores a sub-area of social psychology - called interpersonal expectation - that studies how the expectation of one person affects the behavior of another.The phenomenon called interpersonal expectations is explored in this study in applied settings--eg. in the courtroom, classroom and operating room--as well as basic research settings involving studies of the nonverbal mediation of expectancy effects.The phenomenon called interpersonal expectations is explored in this study in applied settings--eg. in the courtroom, classroom and operating room--as well as basic research settings involving studies of the nonverbal mediation of expectancy effects.This volume brings together critical analysis of the phenomenon called interpersonal expectations--a sub-area of social psychology that studies how the expectations of one person affects the behavior of another in an interactive setting. It is divided into three major sections: (1) real-world applications of research on interpersonal expectations, such as in the courtroom, classroom and operating room; (2) the mediation of interpersonal expectations through verbal and nonverbal behavior; and (3) the emerging methodological and statistical techniques for understanding the implications of interpersonal expectations. Critical commentary and analysis by leading scholars in the field are presented.Preface Peter David Blanck; 1. General introduction: interpersonal expectations: some antecedents and some consequences Robert Rosenthal; 2. Systematic errors to be expected of the social scientist on the basis of a general psychology of cognitive bias Donald T. Campbell; Part I. Research on Interpersonal Expectations John M. Darley, Kathryn C. Oleson, Peter David Blanck, Marylee Taylor, Elisha Babad, Dov Eden, Howard S. Friedman, Miron Zuckerman, Holley Hodgins, Kunitate Miyake and Harris Cooper; Part II. Research on the Mediation of Interpersonal Expectations through Nonverbal Behavior Ross Buck, Dane Archer, Robilc.