Social Psychology and Human Nature, Brief Version

671 Pages·2010·32.09 MB·English

by  Roy F. Baumeister

Social Psychology
and Human Nature
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SECOND EDITION
Social Psychology
and Human Nature

Roy F. Baumeister
Florida State University
Brad J. Bushman
University of Michigan
VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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We dedicate this book to our mentors and to their mentors, in appreciation
of the teaching of psychology through these relationships.
Roy F. Baumeister (1953- ) Brad J. Bushman (1960- )
Ph.D. 1978, Princeton University Ph.D. 1989, University of Missouri
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Edward E. Jones (1926-1993) Russell G. Geen (1932- )
Ph.D. 1953, Harvard University Ph.D. 1967, University of Wisconsin
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Jerome S. Bruner (1915- ) Leonard Berkowitz (1926- )
Ph.D. 1941, Harvard University Ph.D. 1951, University of Michigan
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Gordon Allport (1897-1967) Daniel Katz (1903-1998)
Ph.D. 1922, Harvard University Ph.D. 1928, Syracuse University
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Herbert S. Langfeld (1879-1958) Floyd H. Allport (1879-1958)
Ph.D. 1909, University of Berlin Ph.D. 1919, Harvard University
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Carl Stumpf (1848-1936) Hugo Münsterberg (1863-1916) Edwin B. Holt (1873-1946)
Ph.D. 1868, University of Leipzig Ph.D. 1885, Leipzig University Ph.D. 1901, Harvard University
| M.D. 1887, Heidelberg University |

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Rudolf H. Lotze (1817-1881) William James (1840-1910)
M.D. 1838, University of Leipzig Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920) M.D. 1869, Harvard University
M.D. 1856, Harvard University
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about the authors
Roy F. Baumeister holds the Eppes Eminent Professorship in Psychology at
Florida State University, where he is the head of the social psychology graduate
program and teaches social psychology to students at all levels. He has taught
introductory social psychology to thousands of undergraduate students. He
received his Ph.D. from Princeton in 1978, and his teaching and research activi-
ties have included appointments at the University of California at Berkeley, Case
Western Reserve University, the University of Texas at Austin, the University of
Virginia, the Max Planck Institute in Munich (Germany), and the Center for
Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford. Baumeister is an active
researcher whose work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health
and by the Templeton Foundation. He has done research on the self (includ-
ing self-esteem and self-control), the need to belong, sexuality, aggression, and
how people fi nd meaning in life. In 2005, the Institute for Scientifi c Information
concluded from a survey of published bibliographies that he was among the most
infl uential psychologists in the world. His publications have been cited over
5,000 times. Th e fi rst edition of this textbook was his 300th publication, and he
now has over 400. Baumeister lives with his wife and daughter by a small lake
in Tallahassee, Florida. In his (very rare) spare time, he likes to play guitar and
piano or go windsurfi ng.
Brad J. Bushman is Professor of Psychology and Communication Studies at the
University of Michigan. He is also a professor at the VU University Amsterdam,
the Netherlands, where he teaches and does research in the summer. He received
his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri in 1989. He has taught introductory
social psychology courses for about 20 years. Dubbed the “Myth Buster” by one
colleague, Bushman’s research has challenged several societal myths (e.g., violent
media have a trivial eff ect on aggression, venting anger reduces aggression, violent
people suff er from low self-esteem, violence and sex on TV sell products, warn-
ing labels repel consumers). His research has been published in the top scientifi c
journals (e.g., Science, Nature) and has been featured on television (e.g., ABC
News 20/20, Discovery Channel), on radio (e.g., NPR, BBC, CBC), in magazines
(e.g., Newsweek, Sports Illustrated), and in newspapers (e.g., New York Times, Wall
Street Journal). He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan with his wife Tammy Staff ord,
and their three children Becca, Nathan, and Branden. In his spare time he likes
to ride his bicycle (especially in Amsterdam), cross-country ski, and listen to jazz
music (e.g., Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and the BBG Trio [Han Bennink,
Michiel Borstlap, and Ernst Glerum]).
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brief contents
Preface xix
CHAPTER 1 The Mission and the Method 1
CHAPTER 2 Culture and Nature 25
CHAPTER 3 The Self 57
CHAPTER 4 Choices and Actions: The Self in Control 97
CHAPTER 5 Social Cognition 125
CHAPTER 6 Emotion and Affect 159
CHAPTER 7 Attitudes, Beliefs, and Consistency 197
CHAPTER 8 Social Influence and Persuasion 223
CHAPTER 9 Prosocial Behavior: Doing What’s Best for Others 255
CHAPTER 10 Aggression and Antisocial Behavior 287
CHAPTER 11 Attraction and Exclusion 323
CHAPTER 12 Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy, and Sexuality 351
CHAPTER 13 Prejudice and Intergroup Relations 391
CHAPTER 14 Groups 429
Application Modules
A Applying Social Psychology to Consumer Behavior A1
B Applying Social Psychology to Health B1
C Applying Social Psychology to the Workplace B1
D Applying Social Psychology to Law C1
E Applying Social Psychology to the Environment D1
Glossary G1
References R1
Name Index N1
Subject Index S1
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