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Social Psychology

ISBN: 9780130213365 | 0130213365
Edition: 10th
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 7/1/1999

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SummaryTable of Contents
For use in undergraduate Social Psychology courses in departments of Psychology. This text provides the most balanced coverage of basic topics, research and theories of any social psychology text in the market. Written from the perspective that theories and principles of social psychology are based on accumulated knowledge, it draws examples from everyday life and shows how social psychology principles are relevant to our personal experiences and to current social issues.
PREFACEix(4)
ABOUT THE AUTHORSxiii
1 THEORIES AND METHODS IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
2(28)
The Social Psychological Approach
... MORE		3(1)
Historical Roots of Social Psychology
4(1)
Theories in Social Psychology
5(8)
Research Methods in Social Psychology
13(12)
Research Ethics
25(5)
CULTURAL HIGHLIGHT: AMERICA'S DIVERSE POPULATION
15
RESEARCH CLOSEUP: META-ANALYSIS IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
25
PART I PERCEIVING PEOPLE AND EVENTS30(102)
2 SOCIAL COGNITION: UNDERSTANDING THE SOCIAL WORLD
30(32)
Social Inference
31(11)
Schemas
42(1)
Schematic Processing
43(3)
Mental Shortcuts: Using Cognititive Heuristics
46(5)
Which Schemas Are Used?
51(3)
When Are Schemas Used?
54(1)
Schemas in Action
55(7)
RESEARCH CLOSEUP: "I'LL GET IT DONE BY FRIDAY": THE PLANNING FALLACY IN ACTION
40
IN THE NEWS: THE ART OF FIGHTING FIRES
61
3 PERSON PERCEPTION: FORMING IMPRESSIONS OF OTHERS
62(36)
What Information Do We Use?
63(6)
Integrating Impressions
69(4)
Motivated Person Perception
73(3)
Attributing the Causes of Behavior
76(7)
Accuracy of Judgments
83(4)
Nonverbal Communication
87(4)
The Problem of Deception
91(7)
RESEARCH CLOSEUP: CONFUSING ONE PERSON WITH ANOTHER
68
CULTUAL HIGHLIGHT: A SMILE IS A SMILE IS A SMILE? CROSS-CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN THE MEANING OF THE SMILE
90
IN THE NEWS: THE HEROES AND VILLAINS OF SPORTS
97
4 THE SELF: LEARNING ABOUT THE SELF
98(34)
What Is the Self?
99(1)
Where Does Self-Knowledge Come From?
100(10)
Aspects of Self-Knowledge
110(2)
Self-Regulation
112(3)
Motivation and the Self
115(5)
Social Comparison Theory
120(3)
Self-Presentation
123(5)
Culture and the Self: A Comment
128(4)
CULTURAL HIGHLIGHT: MOTIVATION AND THE SELF
107
IN THE NEWS: SELF-CONCEPT, THE MEDIA, AND BARBIE
131
PART II ATTITUDES AND INFLUENCE132(98)
5 ATTITUDES AND ATTITUDE CHANGE
132(40)
Theories of Attitudes
134(13)
Persuasion
147(13)
Attitude Change Over Time
160(2)
Attitudes and Behavior
162(10)
CULTURAL HIGHLIGHT: CULTURE AND PERSUASION
145
IN THE NEWS: THE INTERNET AND PORNOGRAPHY
171
6 PREJUDICE
172(34)
Components of Group Antagonism
174(5)
Learning Prejudice
179(2)
Motives for Prejudice
181(3)
Cognitive Bases of Prejudice
184(8)
The Changing Face of Prejudice
192(5)
Reducing Prejudice
197(9)
IN THE NEWS: GROUP CONFLICT IN THE GOLDEN STATE
205
7 SOCIAL INFLUENCE
206(24)
Conformity
207(8)
Compliance
215(8)
Obedience to Authority
223(7)
CULTURAL HIGHLIGHT: INDIVIDUALISM, COLLECTIVISM, AND CONFORMITY
211
IN THE NEWS: BINGE DRINKING AT COLLEGE
229
PART III SOCIAL INTERACTION AND RELATIONSHIPS230(124)
8 INTERPERSONAL ATTRACTION
230(30)
Perspectives on the Social Animal
231(7)
Proximity
238(2)
Familiarity
240(2)
Similarity
242(3)
Personal Characteristics
245(4)
Love
249(6)
Adult Romantic Attachment
255(5)
CULTURAL HIGHLIGHT: ARRANGED MARRIAGES
251
IN THE NEWS: DOES THE INTERNET BUILD SOCIAL CONNECTIONS OR INCREASE SOCIAL ISOLATION?
259
9 PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
260(28)
Interdependence Theory
261(6)
Self-Disclosure
267(6)
Intimacy
273(1)
The Balance of Power
274(2)
Satisfaction and Commitment
276(4)
Reactions to Dissatisfaction
280(4)
Conflict
284(4)
RESEARCH CLOSEUP: THINKING ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS
282
IN THE NEWS: SHOULD HIGH SCHOOLS TEACH RELATIONSHIP SKILLS?
287
10 BEHAVIOR IN GROUPS
288(34)
Behavior in the Presence of Others
289(9)
Basic Features of Groups
298(3)
Group Performance
301(2)
Group Decision Making
303(5)
Group Interaction: Competition versus Cooperation
308(7)
Leadership
315(7)
RESEARCH CLOSEUP: THE COMMON-KNOWLEDGE EFFECT IN GROUP DECISION MAKING
305
IN THE NEWS: THE WINNING ADVANTAGE IN SPORTS
321
11 GENDER
322(32)
Gender in the Eye of the Beholder
324(9)
Gender and the Self
333(4)
Theoretical Perspectives on Gender
337(4)
Comparing the Social Behavior of Women and Men
341(5)
Changing Roles for Women and Men
346(8)
RESEARCH CLOSEUP: FACE-ISM
325
IN THE NEWS: THE GENDER GAP IN HIGH-TECH CAREERS
353
PART IV HELPING AND HURTING OTHERS354(66)
12 HELPING BEHAVIOR
354(28)
Defining Altruism and Prosocial Behavior
356(1)
Theoretical Perspectives on Helping
357(10)
Situational Factors: When Do People Help?
367(3)
The Helper: Who Is Most Likely to Help?
370(5)
The Person in Need: Who Is Most Likely to Receive Help?
375(2)
The Experience of Receiving Help
377(5)
CULTURAL HIGHLIGHT: CULTURAL NORMS AND HELPING
365
RESEARCH CLOSEUP: VOLUNTEER WORK: HELPING OTHERS AND HELPING OURSELVES
374
IN THE NEWS: "I WOULD LIKE TO THANK..."
381
13 AGGRESSION
382(38)
Origins of Aggression
384(1)
Defining Aggression
385(1)
Sources of Anger
386(4)
Aggressive Behavior
390(6)
Reducing Aggressive Behavior
396(6)
Media Violence
402(9)
Intimate Violence
411(9)
CULTURAL HIGHLIGHT: CULTURE OF HONOR: WHY THE AMERICAN SOUTH IS VIOLENT
395
IN THE NEWS: DATE RAPE
419
PART V SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY IN ACTION420(58)
14 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTH
420(30)
Health Behaviors
421(6)
Stress and Illness
427(5)
Coping with Stressful Events
432(8)
Symptoms, Illness, and Treatment
440(5)
Social Psychological Perspectives on Chronic Illness
445(5)
RESEARCH CLOSEUP: SAFE SEX
426
CULTURAL HIGHLIGHT: CHANGING HEALTH BEHAVIORS USING THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
438
IN THE NEWS: SHOULD DRUGS BE USED TO IMPROVE LIFESTYLE?
449
15 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND POLITICS
450(28)
Public Opinion and Voting
452(4)
Political Socialization
456(4)
Group Conflict
460(2)
Mass Media and Political Persuasion
462(7)
A New Look at the Media
469(3)
International Conflict
472(6)
IN THE NEWS: THE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATING PROCESS
477
GLOSSARY478(13)
REFERENCES491(53)
PHOTO CREDITS544(1)
AUTHOR INDEX545(14)
SUBJECT INDEX559

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