| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Psychology library editions. Social psychology ; volume 18 |
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Psychology library editions. Social psychology ; v.18.
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| Contents |
1. Cognitive social psychology : what is it, and how should it be done? -- 2. Consistency in attitudes -- 3. The attribution of behaviour -- 4. Interpersonal attraction -- 5. Group influences on judgmental decisions -- 6. When consistency fails |
| Summary |
Social psychology remains unbalanced as long as we study human behaviour exclusively 'from the outside', leaving out of account people's own reasons for acting as they do. Originally published in 1982, the result of the author's emphasis on the cognitive dimension is a much more complete and well-rounded textbook of social psychology than had previously been available. Beginning with an exploration of the various models that have been suggested to explain the whole range of social behaviour, the book goes on to argue that consistency -- comparability, similarity, congruity -- is the principle by which social behaviour can best be explained. It goes into the cognitive processes that determine social attitudes, ascription of certain characteristics to individuals, and the attraction we feel to some people but not others. It also shows how these processes can be extended and affected by group membership. Consistency is important, the author believes, because it allows the maximum prediction of others' behaviour and guidance of our own. These functions are demonstrated by observing failures of consistency, such as occur in humour and in negative self-esteem, and the author examines these inconsistencies in a final chapter |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Social psychology.
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Cognition -- Social aspects
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Cognitive consistency.
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Sense of coherence.
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social psychology.
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Sense of coherence.
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Cognition -- Social aspects.
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Cognitive consistency.
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Social psychology.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1315724294 |
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9781315724294 |
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1317530519 |
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9781317530510 |
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