Last edition Elsevier Make research relevant through a storytelling approach. Social Psychology introduces the key concepts of the field through an acclaimed storytelling approach that makes research relevant to students. Drawing upon their extensive experience as researchers and teachers, Elliot Aronson, Tim Wilson, Robin Akert, and new co-author Sam Sommers present the classic studies that have driven the discipline alongside the cutting-edge research that is the future of social psychology.
Last Edition
ISBN 13: 9781292186542
Imprint: Pearson
Language: English
Authors: Elliot Aronson
Pub Date: 12/2017
Pages: 624
Illus: Illustrated
Weight: 1,200.000 grams
Size: h 214 X 275 mm
Product Type: Softcover
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- • NEW! Learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter guide students as they work through the text. The learning objectives are repeated in the sections of the chapter in which they are most relevant, as well as in the chapter-ending summary.
- • Each chapter’s headings and subheadings indicate a clear framework for course content, helping students to see the “big picture” of where the chapter is going as well as to draw connections between sections.
- • NEW! All major sections of every chapter now end with review quizzes to help students better master course material.
- • Chapter-ending summaries offer a succinct shorthand presentation of the chapter information, helping students review what they’ve read and prepare for exams.
- • Key terms are set in bold at the first instance they appear in the narrative, and defined in the margin. Students may also look up key terms in the alphabetical glossary at the end of this textbook.
- Elliot Aronson (born January 9, 1932) is an American psychologist who has carried oult experiments on the theory of cognitive dissonance, and invented the Jigsaw Classroom, a cooperative teaching technique which facilitates learning while reducing interethnic hostility and prejudice.
- 1. Introducing Social Psychology
- 2. Methodology: How Social Psychologists Do Research
- 3. Social Cognition: How We Think About the Social World
- 4. Social Perception: How We Come to Understand Other People
- 5. The Self: Understanding Ourselves in a Social Context
- 6. The Need to Justify Our Actions: The Costs and Benefits of Dissonance Reduction
- 7. Attitudes and Attitude Change: Influencing Thoughts and Feelings
- 8. Conformity: Influencing Behavior
- 9. Group Processes: Influence in Social Groups
- 10. Interpersonal Attraction: From First Impressions to Close Relationships
- 11. Prosocial Behavior: Why Do People Help?
- 12. Aggression: Why Do We Hurt Other People? Can We Prevent It?
- 13. Prejudice: Causes, Consequences, and Cures
- SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY IN ACTION 1 — Making a Difference with Social Psychology: Attaining a Sustainable Future
- SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY IN ACTION 2 — Social Psychology and Health
- SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY IN ACTION 3 — Social Psychology and the Law
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