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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/123912473 Title: Quirkology : how we discover the big truths in small things Author: Richard Wiseman Publisher: New York : Basic Books, ©2007. ISBN/ISSN: 9780465090792 0465090796 OCLC:123912473

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Quirkology : how we discover the big truths in small things

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Quirkology : how we discover the big truths in small things

Author:	Richard Wiseman
Publisher:	New York : Basic Books, ©2007.
Edition/Format:	Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	Presents unusual aspects of human behavior as revealed in psychological experiments, examining such issues as how jokes are evaluated as being funny, what makes people willing to help those in need, and what makes some personal ads more successful than others.
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Material Type:	Internet resource
Document Type:	Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors:	Richard Wiseman Find more information about:
ISBN:	9780465090792 0465090796
OCLC Number:	123912473
Description:	xii, 323 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents:	Introduction : exploring the backwaters of the human brain -- What does your date of birth really say about you? : the new science of chronopsychology -- Trust everyone, but always cut the cards : the psychology of lying and deception -- Believing six impossible things before breakfast : psychology enters the Twilight Zone -- Making your mind up : the strange science of decision-making -- The scientific search for the world's funniest joke : explorations into the psychology of humor -- Sinner or saint? : the psychology of when we help and when we hinder -- The pace of life and other quirkological oddities : the future of quirkology Afterword : how to pep up the dullest of dinner parties
Responsibility:	Richard Wiseman.
More information:	Table of contents only Contributor biographical information Publisher description

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Presents unusual aspects of human behavior as revealed in psychological experiments, examining such issues as how jokes are evaluated as being funny, what makes people willing to help those in need, and what makes some personal ads more successful than others.

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