Handbook of Motivation and Cognition, Volume 3
Subtitle: Interpersonal Context, The
Contributors: Richard M. Sorrentino (Editor); E. Tory Higgins (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: The Guilford Press
Published: March 1, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 646
ISBN-13: 9781572300521
Subjects: Cognition & cognitive psychology; Social, group or collective psychology; Motivational & Inspirational; Social Psychology; Mental Health; Psychology; Movements - Behaviorism; Psychology & Psychiatry / Clinical Psychology; Cognitive Psychology; Cognition; Interpersonal Relations; Motivation (Psychology)
First sentence: For over 40 years, social comparison theory as formulated by Leon Festinger (1954) has provided the theoretical underpinnings for hundreds of social-psychological investigations.