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Reveals social behavior motives, and bridges the person and the social situation.
A unique integrated approach to social behavior, Social Psychology, 6/e invite readers to consider the interplay of influences inside and outside the person in social situations. The authors emphasizes how social psychology is an important discipline, connecting different areas of psychology (e.g., clinical, organizational, and neuroscience) as well as other behavioral sciences (e.g., anthropology, biology, economics, medicine, and law). Organized around the two broad questions -“What purposes does this behavior serve for an individual?” and “Which factors lead an individual to use this behavior to achieve those goals?” - each chapter considers factors in the person, in the situation, and in their interaction, to form an understanding of human behavior.
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Douglas T. Kenrick is a professor at Arizona State University. He received his B.A. from Dowling College and his Ph.D. from Arizona State University. He taught at Montana State University for four years before returning to ASU. His research has been published in a number of prestigious outlets, including
Psychological Review, Behavioral and Brain Sciences, American Psychologist, Handbook of Social Psychology, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Current Directions in Psychological Science, Perspectives on Psychological Science, and
Personality and Social Psychology Review. He is author of the 2011 book:
Sex, Murder, and the Meaning of Life: A psychologist investigates how evolution, cognition, and complexity are revolutionizing our view of human nature, and in 2013, with Vlad Griskevicius, he wrote
The Rational Animal: How evolution made us smarter than we think. He has taught a graduate course on teaching psychology, and he thoroughly enjoys teaching undergraduate sections of social psychology, for which he has won several teaching awards.
Steven L. Neuberg is Foundation Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University. He received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and his graduate degrees from Carnegie-Mellon University. He spent a postdoctoral year at the University of Waterloo in Canada and has since taught at ASU. Neuberg’s research has been published in outlets such as Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychological Science, Handbook of Social Psychology, and Perspectives on Psychological Science, and has been supported by the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Science Foundation. He has received a half dozen teaching honors, including his college’s Outstanding Teaching Award and the ASU Honors College Outstanding Honors Disciplinary Faculty Award. He has served on federal grant review panels and as associate editor of the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology and teaches a graduate course on teaching social psychology.
Robert B. Cialdini is Regents' Professor Emeritus at Arizona State University, where he has also been named Graduate Distinguished Professor. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin and his graduate degrees from the University of North Carolina. He is a past president of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology and has received the Society’s award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions. His research has appeared in numerous publications, including Handbook of Social Psychology, Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, and Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. His book, Influence: Science and Practice, has sold over 2 million copies and has appeared in 28 languages.
In This Section:
I) Brief Table of Contents
II)Detailed Table of Contents
I) Brief Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to Social Psychology
Chapter 2. The Person and the Situation
Chapter 3. Social Cognition: Understanding Ourselves and Others
Chapter 4. Presenting the Self
Chapter 5. Attitudes and Persuasion
Chapter 6. Social Influence: Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience
Chapter 7. Affiliation and Friendship
Chapter 8. Love and Romantic Relationships
Chapter 9. Prosocial Behavior
Chapter 10. Aggression
Chapter 11. Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination xxx
Chapter 12. Groups
Chapter 13. Social Dilemmas: Cooperation Versus Conflict
Chapter 14. Integrating Social Psychology
II) Detailed Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to Social Psychology
The Mysteries of Social Life
What Is Social Psychology?
Major Theoretical Perspectives of Social Psychology
Basic Principles of Social Behavior
How Psychologists Study Social Behavior
Social Psychology’s Bridges with Other Areas of Knowledge
Revisiting the Mysteries of Social Life
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Chapter 2. The Person and the Situation
The Enigma of An Ordinary And Extraordinary Man
The Person
The Situation
The Person and the Situation Interact
Revisiting the Enigma of An Ordinary and Extraordinary Man
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Chapter 3. Social Cognition: Understanding Ourselves and Others
Portraits of Hillary Rodham Clinton
The Social Thinker
Conserving Mental Effort
Managing Self-Image
Seeking An Accurate Understanding
Revisiting the Portraits of Hillary Rodham Clinton
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Chapter 4. Presenting the Self
Revisiting the Amazing Lives of Fred Demara
What Is Self-Presentation?
Appearing Likable
Appearing Competent
Conveying Status and Power
Revisiting the Amazing Lives of Fred Demara
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Chapter 5. Attitudes and Persuasion
The Changing Story of Peter Reilly
The Nature of Attitudes
What Is Persuasion?
Having An Accurate View of the World
Being Consistent in One’s Attitudes and Actions
Gaining Social Approval
Revisiting the Story of Peter Reilly
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Chapter 6. Social Influence: Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience
The Extraordinary Turnaround (and Around) of Steve Hassan
Categories of Social Influence: Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience
Choosing Correctly: Yielding to Be Right
Gaining Social Approval: Yielding to Be Liked
Managing Self-Image: Yielding to Be Consistent
Revisiting the Turnaround of Steve Hassan
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Chapter 7. Affiliation and Friendship
What Is a Friend?
Getting Social Support
Getting Information
Gaining Status
Exchanging Material Benefits
Are Exchange Relationships Different in Western and Non-Western Cultures?
Revisiting the Fugitive Who Befriended The God-King
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Chapter 8. Love and Romantic Relationships
The Love Affair of “The Elephant and the Dove”
Defining Love and Romantic Attraction
Obtaining Sexual Gratification
Establishing Family Bonds
Revisiting the Love Affair of “The Elephant and the Dove”
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Chapter 9. Prosocial Behavior
The Strange Case of Sempo Sugihara
The Goals of Prosocial Behavior
Improving Our Basic Welfare: Gaining Genetic and Material Benefits
Gaining Social Status and Approval
Managing Self-Image
Managing Our Emotions and Moods
Does Pure Altruism Exist?
Revisiting the Case of Sempo Sugihara
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Chapter 10. Aggression
Senseless Violence
What Is Aggression?
Coping with Feelings of Annoyance
Gaining Material and Social Rewards
Gaining or Maintaining Social Status
Protecting Oneself or Others
Reducing Violence
Revisiting Senseless Violence
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Chapter 11. Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination
The Unlikely Journey of Ann Atwater and C. P. Ellis
Planet Prejudice
Supporting and Protecting One’s Group
Seeking Social Approval
Managing Self-Image
Seeking Mental Efficiency
Reducing Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination
Revisiting the Journey of Ann Atwater and C. P. Ellis
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Chapter 12. Groups
Blowing the Whistle on Hidden Group Pathologies
The Nature of Groups
Getting Things Done
Making Accurate Decisions
Gaining Positions of Leadership
Revisiting the Revealed Pathologies of the FBI, Enron, and WorldCom
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Chapter 13. Social Dilemmas: Cooperation Versus Conflict
Contrasting Future Worlds
Defining Social Dilemmas
Gaining Immediate Satisfaction
Defending Ourselves and Valued Others
The Future
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Chapter 14. Integrating Social Psychology
Public Spectacles, Hidden Conspiracies, and Multiple Motives
What Ground Have We Covered?
Major Theoretical Perspectives of Social Psychology
Combining the Different Perspectives
Why Research Methods Matter
How Does Social Psychology Fit into the Network of Knowledge?
The Future of Social Psychology
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
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