Advanced Social Psychology The State of the Science

823 Pages·2010·14.896 MB·English

by  Roy F. Baumeister , Eli J. Finkel

ADVANCED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
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ADVANCED
SOCIAL
PSYCHOLOGY
THE STATE OF
THE SCIENCE
Edited by
Roy F. Baumeister
Eli J. Finkel
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Advanced social psychology : the state of the science / edited by Roy F. Baumeister, Eli J. Finkel.
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CONTENTS
Contributors vii
Part 1 Background
1. Social Psychologists and Th inking
about People 
2. How We Got Here from Th ere: A Brief History of
Social Psychology 
Part 2 Basic Processes
3. Social Cognition 
4. Social Psychology of Emotion 
5. Th e Self 
6. Attitude Structure 
7. Attitude Change 
Part 3 Social Relations and Behaviors
8. Prosocial Behavior 
9. Aggression 
10. Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination 
11. Social Infl uence 
12. Attraction and Rejection 
13. Intimate Relationships 
contents
14. Group Processes 
15. Intergroup Relations 
Part 4 Connections to Related Fields
16. Social Neuroscience 
17. Evolutionary Social Psychology 
18. Cultural Psychology 
19. Health Psychology 
20. Judgment and Decision Making 
21. Personality 
Index 
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CONTRIBUTORS
Roy F. Baumeister Garth J. O. Fletcher
Florida State University University of Canterbury
Galen V. Bodenhausen Eli J. Finkel
Northwestern University Northwestern University
Marilynn B. Brewer Vladas Griskevicius
Ohio State University University of Minnesota
Pablo Briñol Todd F. Heatherton
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Dartmouth College
Brad J. Bushman Steven J. Heine
University of Michigan & VU University University of British Columbia
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Douglas T. Kenrick
Don Carlston Arizona State University
Purdue University
Mary Frances Luce
Charles S. Carver Duke University
University of Miami
Jon K. Maner
Robert B. Cialdini Florida State University
Arizona State University
Antony S. R. Manstead
Leandre R. Fabrigar Cardiff University
Queen’s University
contributors
Michael E. McCullough Benjamin A. Tabak
University of Miami University of Miami
Nickola C. Overall Shelley E. Taylor
University of Auckland University of California, Los Angeles
Richard E. Petty Kathleen D. Vohs
Ohio State University University of Minnesota
Harry T. Reis Duane T. Wegener
Th e University of Rochester Purdue University
Jennifer A. Richeson Thalia Wheatley
Northwestern University Dartmouth College
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