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ISBN 10: 0198529627 ISBN 13: 9780198529620

Casa editrice: Oxford University Press, 2008

For many years the Handbook of Methods in Nonverbal Behavior Research (Scherer & Ekman, 1982) has been an invaluable text for researchers looking for methods to study nonverbal behavior and the expression of affect. A successor to this essential text, The New Handbook of Methods in Nonverbal Behavior Research includes chapters on coding and methodological issues for a variety of areas in nonverbal behavior: facial actions, vocal behavior, and body movement. Issues relevant to judgment studies, methodology, reliability, analyses, etc. have also been updated. The topics are broad and include specific information about methodology and coding strategies in education, psychotherapy, deception, nonverbal sensitivity, and marital and group behavior. There is also a chapter detailing specific information on the technical aspects of recording the voice and face, and specifically in relation to deception studies.

This volume will be valuable for both new researchers and those already working in the fields of nonverbal behavior, affect expression, and related topics. It will play a central role in further refining research methods and coding strategies, allowing a comparison of results from various laboratories where research on nonverbal behavior is being conducted. This will advance research in the field and help to coordinate results so that a more comprehensive understanding of affect expression can be developed.

About the Author:

Jinni Harrigan is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at California State University in Fullerton, USA. Robert Rosenthal is a Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology at the University of California in Riverside, USA. Klaus Scherer is a Professor in the Department of
Psychology at the University of Geneva in Switzerland.

Review:

`Review from previous edition . . the real strength of this book is the comprehensive coverage of a wide range of different approaches to the study of emotion. It is an up to date manual that every researcher interested in emotion should display proudly, albeit on a shelf sufficient to take
its 3kg weight
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Psychological Medicine, Vol 34