The Naked Power: Understanding Nonverbal Communications of Power
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article author(s)
Thomas Schubert
Thomas W. Schubert received his Diploma and PhD in Psychology from the University of Jena in Germany. After staying as a postdoc at the International...more
Steffen Giessner
Steffen Giessner received his MSc degree in Psychology from the University of Kent at Canterbury and his PhD in Psychology from the University of Jena in...more