Social psychology
By: Elliot Aronson, Timothy D. Wilson, Robin M. Akert.
Contributors: Wilson, Timothy D.; Akert, Robin M.
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: Pearson Prentice-Hall
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 633
Subjects: Social psychology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 550-605) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introducing social psychology; title: Methodology : how social psychologists do research; title: Social cognition : how we think about the social world; title: Social perception : how we come to understand other people; title: Self-knowledge : how we come to understand ourselves; title: The need to justify our actions: the costs and benefits of dissonance reduction; title: Attitudes and attitude change : influencing thoughts and feelings; title: Conformity : influencing behavior; title: Group processes : influence in social groups; title: Interpersonal attraction : from first impressions to close relationships; title: Prosocial behavior : why do people help?; title: Aggression : why do we hurt other people? Can we prevent it?; title: Prejudice : causes and cures; title: Making a difference with social psychology : attaining a sustainable future; title: Social psychology and health; title: Social psychology and the law.