Social psychology / David G. Myers.
Publication details: New York : McGraw-Hill, c1993.Edition: 4th editionDescription: xx, 682 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cmISBN:- 0070442924 :
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Content
Chapter 1. Introducing social psychology
Social psychology and human values
How we do Social Psychology
Knew it all along: Is social psychology simply common sense ?
Part One Social thinking
Chapter 2. Social beliefs
We often do not know why we do what we do
Our preconceptions control our interpretations and memories
We overestimate the accuracy of our Judgment
We often ignore useful information
etc.
Chapter 3. Explaining Behavior
How do we explain other's behavior?
The fundamental attribution error
How do we see and explain ourselves
Self efficacy
etc.
Chapter 4. Behavior and attitudes
Do attitudes determine behavior ?
Does behavior determine attitudes ?
Why do actions affect attitudes ?
Chapter 5. Social Cognition and Human well-being
Making Clinical Judgments
Social cognition social in problem behavior
Social-psychological approaches to treatment
Part Two Social Influence
Chapter 6. Culture Influence
Culture and social diversity
Norms
Roles
Culture or Biology
Chapter 7. Conformity
Classic Studies
When do people conform?
Why Conform ?
Who Conforms?
etc
Chapter 8. Persuasion
Two routes to Persuasion
The elements of Persuasion
Case studies in Persuasion
etc.
Chapter 9.Group Influence
What is a group ?
Social facilitation
Social Loafing
Deindividuation
etc.
Chapter 10. Social Psychology in Court
Judging the evidence
The Jury
Part Three. Social Relations
Chapter 11. Prejudice; Disliking others
What is prejudice?
How pervasive is prejudice?
Social sources of Prejudice
Emotional sources of prejudice
etc.
Chapter 12. Aggression; Hurting others
What is aggression ?
The Nature of aggression
Influences on aggression
Reducing aggression
etc.
Chapter 13. Attraction : Liking and loving others
A simple theory of attraction
Liking: who likes whom?
Loving
Chapter 14. Altruism; Helping others
Why do we help ?
When will we help ?
Whom do we help ?
How can we increase helping ?
etc.
Chapter 15.Conflict and peacemaking
Conflict
Peacemaking
etc.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 587-652) and indexes.
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