Social Psychology

Book Description
In this book, three major figures from the field of social psychology lead students on an exploration to understand better their social lives. The authors draw on classic ideas such as the power of the situation and the centrality of the fundamental attribution error to explain how we view our world and interact with others. Evolution, culture, emotion, gender and social neuroscience resonate throughout to reveal how contemporary approaches are providing us with a more comprehensive understanding of the ways in which our social worlds work.

Publisher Comments :
Three major figures from the field of social psychology lead us on an exploration to better understand our social lives. This elegantly written book returns to the classic roots of the field by placing the focus on understanding phenomena from our everyday lives. Theories and experiments are then used to explain these everyday phenomena. Along the way, the authors draw on some of the classic ideas in the field like the power of the situation and the centrality of the fundamental attribution error to explain how we view our world and interact with others. Evolution, culture, emotion, gender, and social neuroscience resonate throughout to reveal how contemporary approaches are providing us with a more comprehensive understanding of the ways in which our social worlds work. This book is certain to be the standard survey for many years to come.

From Book News Annotation
This introduction to the study of the feelings, thoughts, and behaviors of individuals in social situations emphasizes the extraordinary power situations can have over people's behavior and the role played by a person's construal of stimuli and prevailing situations. The illustrated textbook explores social connections and influences, causal attribution, social judgment, stereotyping, emotion, aggression, and altruism. Gilovich is a professor at Cornell University.

Book Dimension
Height (mm) 285 　　　　　　　　　　　　　Width (mm) 221

Book Description
In this book, three major figures from the field of social psychology lead students on an exploration to understand better their social lives. The authors draw on classic ideas such as the power of the situation and the centrality of the fundamental attribution error to explain how we view our world and interact with others. Evolution, culture, emotion, gender and social neuroscience resonate throughout to reveal how contemporary approaches are providing us with a more comprehensive understanding of the ways in which our social worlds work.

Publisher Comments :
Three major figures from the field of social psychology lead us on an exploration to better understand our social lives. This elegantly written book returns to the classic roots of the field by placing the focus on understanding phenomena from our everyday lives. Theories and experiments are then used to explain these everyday phenomena. Along the way, the authors draw on some of the classic ideas in the field like the power of the situation and the centrality of the fundamental attribution error to explain how we view our world and interact with others. Evolution, culture, emotion, gender, and social neuroscience resonate throughout to reveal how contemporary approaches are providing us with a more comprehensive understanding of the ways in which our social worlds work. This book is certain to be the standard survey for many years to come.

From Book News Annotation
This introduction to the study of the feelings, thoughts, and behaviors of individuals in social situations emphasizes the extraordinary power situations can have over people's behavior and the role played by a person's construal of stimuli and prevailing situations. The illustrated textbook explores social connections and influences, causal attribution, social judgment, stereotyping, emotion, aggression, and altruism. Gilovich is a professor at Cornell University.

Book Dimension
Height (mm) 285 　　　　　　　　　　　　　Width (mm) 221

Ch. 1 Introduction
2
Ch. 2 Groups
46
Ch. 3 Attraction
86
Ch. 4 Relationships
128
Ch. 5 The social self
168
Ch. 6 Social influence
212
Ch. 7 Attitudes and persuasion
256
Ch. 8 Attitudes and behavior
296
Ch. 9 Causal attribution
336
Ch. 10 Social judgment
380
Ch. 11 Stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination
428
Ch. 12 Emotion
472
Ch. 13 Aggression and altruism
512
Ch. 14 Morality, justice, and cooperation
552