An Introduction to Social PsychologyMiles Hewstone, Wolfgang Stroebe, Klaus Jonas This is the fifth, completely revised and updated edition of an introductory social psychology text that has had huge success in Europe and across the globe. It has been specially designed to meet the needs of students at all levels, with contributions written by leading social psychologists, each an acknowledged expert on the topics covered in a given chapter. An Introduction to Social Psychology benefits hugely from an updated range of innovative pedagogical features intended to catch the imagination, combined with a rigorous editorial approach, which results in a cohesive and uniform style accessible to all. |
Contents
Chapter | 1 |
Research Methods in Social Psychology | 25 |
INTRODUCTION | 27 |
ROUTE MAP OF THE CHAPTER | 42 |
Social Perception and Attribution | 55 |
Social Cognition | 91 |
The Self | 121 |
Attitudes | 171 |
Group Performance and Leadership | 415 |
Prejudice and Intergroup Relations | 449 |
17 | 488 |
Cultural Social Psychology | 499 |
21 | 515 |
30 | 529 |
| 537 | |
| 538 | |
Strategies of Attitude and Behaviour Change | 201 |
Social Influence | 235 |
Aggression | 273 |
Prosocial Behaviour | 313 |
Affiliation Attraction and Close Relationships | 353 |
Group Dynamics | 387 |
| 546 | |
| 562 | |
Glossary | 601 |
Name Index | 613 |
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Common terms and phrases
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