Social psychology : media and research update
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Social psychology : media and research update
Prentice Hall : Pearson, c2004
4th ed
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 599-653) and index
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Description
For an undergraduate introductory level course in social psychology.
More engaging, integrative, and scientific than any other text of its kind, this #1-rated text from a renown team of social psychologists uses a story-telling approach to convey the science of social psychology in a fascinating, memorable, and completely entertaining manner. Completely updated with the latest research and now offered with an extraordinary video CD-ROM, this text brings the study of social psychology alive like no other.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Social Psychology.
2. Methodology: How Social Psychologists Do Research.
3. Social Cognition: How We Think about the Social World.
4. Social Perception: How We Come to Understand Other People.
5. Self-Knowledge: How We Come to Understand Ourselves.
6. Self-Justification and the Need to Maintain Self-Esteem.
7. Attitudes and Attitude Change: Influencing Thoughts and Feelings.
8. Conformity: Influencing Behavior.
9. Group Processes: Influence in Social Groups.
10. Interpersonal Attraction: From First Impressions to Close Relationships.
11. Prosocial Behavior: Why Do People Help?
12. Aggression: Why We Hurt Other People.
13. Prejudice: Causes and Cures.
Social Psychology in Action 1: Social Psychology and Health.
Social Psychology in Action 2: Social Psychology and the Environment.
Social Psychology in Action 3: Social Psychology and the Law.
Glossary.
Index.
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