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Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take

Social Communication

Klaus Fiedler Β· 2011
73/100
πŸ‘ Worth It

Sixteen specialists in social cognition and language contributing to a single unified framework is an ambitious editorial project, and the Journal of Language and Social Psychology called it a landmark β€” that's meaningful peer validation. Klaus Fiedler and the Frontiers of Social Psychology series maintain high standards, making this a solid graduate reference for researchers where social psychology and linguistics intersect, despite the miscategorization as self-help.

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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety81
Substance / usefulness77
Craft & writing71
Originality68
Evidence & accuracy82
Hype vs delivers64
Age-fit77
πŸ‘ Human-eye gut-check72
Penny’s verdict73
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