Drunk tank pink : and other unexpected forces that shape how we think, feel, and behave / Adam Alter.
The title stems from a minor popular culture sensation based on a 1979 article in the academic journal Orthomolecular Psychiatry that described an experiment with 153 healthy young men and blue and pink cardboard. All but 2 of the men were dramatically weaker after staring at the pink cardboard for one minute. Law enforcement officials used pink for holding cell walls and the color was unofficially christened Drunk Tank Pink.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780143124931 (paperback)
- ISBN: 0143124935 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 261 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books, 2014.
- Copyright: �2013
Content descriptions
General Note: | "First published in the United States of America by The Penguin Press, 2013."--Colophon. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Pt. 1. The world within us. Names ; Labels ; Symbols -- pt. 2. The world between us. The mere presence of other people ; The characteristics of other people ; Culture -- pt. 3. The world around us. Colors ; Locations ; Weather and warmth. |
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Subject: | Psychology, Applied. Environmental psychology. |
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Drunk Tank Pink : And Other Unexpected Forces That Shape How We Think, Feel, and Behave
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Drunk Tank Pink : And Other Unexpected Forces That Shape How We Think, Feel, and Behave
A New York Times bestseller! A revelatory look at how our environment unconsciously yet dramatically shapes the judgments and decisions we make every day Most of us go through life believing that we are in control of the choices we make--that we think and behave almost independently from the world around us. But as Drunk Tank Pink illustrates, the truth is our environment shapes our thoughts and actions in myriad ways without our permission or even our knowledge. Armed with surprising data and endlessly fascinating examples, Adam Alter addresses the subtle but substantial ways in which outside forces influence us--such as color's influence on mood, our bias in favor of names with which we identify, and how sunny days can induce optimism as well as aggression. Drunk Tank Pink proves that the truth behind our feelings and actions goes much deeper than the choices we take for granted every day.