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title: "2 William Ickes Quotes - Famous Psychologist (Compatible and Incompatible Relationships)"
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# William Ickes

(1947)   Psychologist

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William Ickes is a psychologist, best known for *Compatible and Incompatible Relationships*.

## Quick Facts About William Ickes

Born January 1, 1947

Profession Psychologist

Notable works Compatible and Incompatible Relationships

## About William Ickes

William Ickes is an American personality and social psychologist who is known primarily for his research on unstructured dyadic interaction. His first major line of research within this tradition concerns the phenomenon of empathic accuracy. This research is summarized in his 2003 book Everyday Mind Reading: Understanding What Other People Think and Feel. His second major line of research concerns the influence of personal traits and characteristics on people's initial interactions with each other. This research is summarized in his 2009 book Strangers in a Strange Lab: How Personality Shapes Our Initial Encounters with Others.

##  Quotes by William Ickes

> [Empathically accurate perceivers are those who are consistently good at 'reading' other people's thoughts and feelings. All else being equal, they are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ickes/empathically-accurate-perceivers-are-those-who-are-consistently-good/)

William Ickes

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> [The ability to infer the specific content of another person's thoughts and feelings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ickes/the-ability-to-infer-the-specific-content-of-another-person-s/)

William Ickes

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