Social psychology : goals in interaction /: goals in interaction. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Kenrick, Neuberg, Cialdini.
• Authors: Kenrick, Douglas T; Neuberg, Steven L; Cialdini, Robert B
• Contents: BRIEF TOC 1: Introduction to Social Psychology 2: The Person and the Situation 3: Social Cognition: Understanding Ourselves and Others 4: Presenting the Self 5: Attitudes and Persuasion 6: Social Influence: Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience 7: Affiliation and Friendship 8: Love and Romantic Relationships 9: Prosocial Behavior 10: Aggression 11: Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination 12: Groups COMPLETE TOC CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY The Mysteries of Social Life What Is Social Psychology? Social Psychology Is an Interdisciplinary Bridge Major Theoretical Perspectives of Social Psychology The Sociocultural Perspective The Evolutionary Perspective The Social Learning Perspective The Social Cognitive Perspective Combining Perspectives Basic Principles of Social Behavior Social Behavior Is Goal Oriented The Interaction between the Person and the Situation How Psychologists Study Social Behavior BRIDGING METHOD AND EVIDENCE: Why Good Theories Need Good Data Descriptive Methods Correlation and Causation Experimental Methods Why Social Psychologists Combine Different Methods Ethical Issues in Social Psychological Research Social Psychology's Bridges with Other Areas of Knowledge Social Psychology and Other Areas of Psychology Social Psychology and Other Disciplines Revisiting the Mysteries of Social Life Summary CHAPTER 2. THE PERSON AND THE SITUATION The Enigma of an Ordinary and Extraordinary Man The Person Motivation: What Drives Us Knowledge: Our View of the World Feelings: Attitudes, Emotions, and Moods BRIDGING METHOD AND EVIDENCE: Assessing Feelings Introducing the Self The Situation Persons as Situations: Mere Presence, Affordances, and Descriptive Norms BRIDGING FUNCTION AND DYSFUNCTION: Descriptive Norms, Pluralistic Ignorance, and Binge Drinking on Campus Rules: Injunctive Norms and Scripted Situations Strong versus Weak Situations Culture The Person and the Situation Interact Different Persons Respond Differently to the Same Situation BRIDGING THEORY AND APPLICATION: Person-Situation Fit in the Workplace Situations Choose the Person Persons Choose Their Situations Different Situations Prime Different Parts of the Person Persons Change the Situation Situations Change the Person Revisiting the Enigma of an Ordinary and Extraordinary Man Summary CHAPTER 3. SOCIAL COGNITION: UNDERSTANDING OURSELVES AND OTHERS Portraits of Hillary Rodham Clinton The Social Thinker Four Core Processes of Social Cognition The Goals of Social Cognition Conserving Mental Effort Expectations BRIDGING FUNCTION AND DYSFUNCTION: The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Dispositional Inferences Other Cogn.
• Edition: Fifth edition Pearson new international edition
• Publisher Details: Harlow, United Kingdom : Pearson
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (580 pages)
• Subjects: 302; Social psychology; Psychologie sociale; social psychology; Social psychology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781292053844; 1292053844
• Related ISBNs: 9781292027807; 1292027800
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