| Description |
xx, 521 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Pt 1 Introducing social psychology Module 1 Doing social psychology --- Module 2 Did you know it all along? -- Pt 2 Social thinking Module 3 Self-concept: who am I? -- Module 4 Self-serving bias -- Module 5 The power of positive thinking -- Module 6 The fundamental attribution error -- Module 7 The powers and perils of intuition -- Module 8 Reasons for unreason -- Module 9 Behavior and belief -- Module 10 Clinical intuition -- Module 11 Clinical therapy: the powers of social cognition -- Pt 3 Social influence Module 12 Human nature and cultural diversity -- Module 13 Gender, genes, and culture -- Module 14 How nice people get corrupted -- Module 15 Two routes to persuasion -- Module 16 Indoctrination and inoculation -- Module 17 The mere presence of others -- Module 18 Many hands make diminished responsibility -- Module 19 Doing together what we would not do alone -- Module 20 How groups intensify decisions -- Module 21 Power to the person -- Pt 4 Social relations Module 22 The reach of prejudice -- Module 23 The roots of prejudice -- Module 24 The nature and nurture of aggression -- Module 25 Do the media influence social behavior? -- Module 26 Who likes whom? -- Module 27 The ups and downs of love -- Module 28 Causes of conflict -- Module 29 Blessed are the peacemakers -- Module 30 When do people help? -- Module 31 Social psychology and the sustainable future |
| Summary |
Myers has abridged his 600-page text, Social Psychology, 10th ed., into 33 reader-friendly modules of about 10 pages each. Sharing his belief that "social psychology is everybody's business," material has been selected to appeal to students who are not necessarily psychology majors. For example, Zimbardo's classic Stanford Prison Experiment is compared to a current event: the treatment of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib. In addition to updated coverage of topics in social psychology research, social thinking, social influence, and social relations, the modules feature activities utilizing an online learning center |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [411]-493) and index |
| Subject |
Social psychology.
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| LC no. |
2010041997 |
| ISBN |
0078035171 |
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9780078035173 |
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