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Connecting Social Psychology to the world around us. Social Psychology introduces students to the science of us: our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in a changing world. Students learn to think critically about everyday behaviors and gain an appreciation for the world around us, regardless of background or major. Social Psychology’s conversational voice allows students to access and enjoy this exciting science. Students find scientific explorations of love, hate, conformity and independence, prejudice and helping, persuasion and self-determination.

Social Psychology (Complete table of contents) 14th Table of contents:

Chapter 1: Introducing Social Psychology
Chapter 1: Introduction
What Is Social Psychology?
Define social psychology and explain what it does.
What Are Social Psychology’s Big Ideas?
Identify and describe the central concepts behind social psychology.
We Construct Our Social Reality
Our Social Intuitions Are Often Powerful but Sometimes Perilous
Social Influences Shape Our Behavior
Personal Attitudes and Dispositions Also Shape Behavior
Social Behavior Is Biologically Rooted
Social Psychology’s Principles Are Applicable in Everyday Life
I Knew It All Along: Is Social Psychology Simply Common Sense?
Explore how social psychology’s theories provide new insight into the human condition.
Research Methods: How Do We Do Social Psychology?
Examine the methods that make social psychology a science.
Forming and Testing Hypotheses
Sampling and Question Wording
Correlational Research: Detecting Natural Associations
Experimental Research: Searching for Cause and Effect
Generalizing from Laboratory to Life
Concluding Thoughts: Why We Wrote This Book… and a Preview of What’s to Come
Chapter 2: The Self in a Social World
Chapter 2: Introduction
Spotlights and Illusions: What Do They Teach Us About Ourselves?
Describe the spotlight effect and its relation to the illusion of transparency.
Self-Concept: Who Am I?
Explain how, and how accurately, we know ourselves and what determines our self-concept.
At the Center of Our Worlds: Our Sense of Self
Self and Culture
Self-Knowledge
What Is the Nature and Motivating Power of Self-Esteem?
Describe self-esteem and its implications for behavior and cognition.
Self-Esteem Motivation
The Trade-Off of Low Versus High Self-Esteem
Self-Efficacy
What Is Self-Serving Bias?
Explain self-serving bias and its adaptive and maladaptive aspects.
Explaining Positive and Negative Events
Can We All Be Better Than Average?
Unrealistic Optimism
False Consensus and Uniqueness
Explaining Self-Serving Bias
How Do People Manage Their Self-Presentation?
Define self-presentation and describe how impression management influences our behavior.
Self-Handicapping
Impression Management
Concluding Thoughts: Twin Truths — The Perils of Pride, the Powers of Positive Thinking
Chapter 3: Social Beliefs and Judgments
Chapter 3: Introduction
How Do We Judge Our Social Worlds, Consciously and Unconsciously?
Describe how judgments are influenced by both unconscious and conscious systems.
Priming
Intuitive Judgments
Overconfidence
Heuristics: Mental Shortcuts
Counterfactual Thinking
Illusory Thinking
Moods and Judgments
How Do We Perceive Our Social Worlds?
Explain how our assumptions and prejudgments guide our perceptions, interpretations, and recall.
Perceiving and Interpreting Events
Belief Perseverance
Constructing Memories of Ourselves andOurWorlds
How Do We Explain Our Social Worlds?
Recognize how — and how accurately — we explain others’ behavior.
Attributing Causality: To the Person or the Situation
The Fundamental Attribution Error
How Do Our Social Beliefs Matter?
Describe how our expectations of our social worlds matter.
Teacher Expectations and Student Performance
Getting from Others What We Expect
Concluding Thoughts: Reflecting on Illusory Thinking
Chapter 4: Behavior and Attitudes
Chapter 4: Introduction
How Well Do Our Attitudes Predict Our Behavior?
State the extent to which, and under what conditions, our inner attitudes drive our outward actions.
When Attitudes Predict Behavior
When Does Our Behavior Affect Our Attitudes?
Summarize evidence that we can act ourselves into a way of thinking.
Role Playing
Saying Becomes Believing
Evil and Moral Acts
Why Does Our Behavior Affect Our Attitudes?
State the theories that seek to explain the attitudes-follow-behavior phenomenon. Discuss how the contest between these competing theories illustrates the process of scientific explanation.
Self-Presentation: Impression Management
Self-Justification: Cognitive Dissonance
Self-Perception
Comparing the Theories
Concluding Thoughts: Changing Ourselves Through Action
Chapter 5: Genes, Culture, and Gender
Chapter 5: Introduction
How Are We Influenced by Biology?
Describe how the biological perspective explains human behavior, including gender differences.
Genes, Evolution, and Behavior
Biology and Gender
Gender and Hormones
Reflections on Evolutionary Psychology
How Are We Influenced by Culture?
Understand how culture shapes behavior and gender roles.
Culture and Behavior
Peer-Transmitted Culture
Cultural Similarity
Culture and Gender
Gender Roles Vary with Culture
Gender Roles Vary over Time
How Are Females and Males Alike and Different?
Describe how males and females are alike and how they differ.
Independence versus Connectedness
Social Dominance
Aggression
Sexuality
What Can We Conclude About Genes, Culture, and Gender?
Explain how biology and culture interact.
Concluding Thoughts: Should We View Ourselves as Products of Our Biology or Our Culture?
Chapter 6: Conformity and Obedience
Chapter 6: Introduction
What Is Conformity?
Define conformity, and compare compliance, obedience, and acceptance.
What Are the Classic Conformity and Obedience Studies?
Explain what social psychology studies reveal about the potency of social forces and the nature of evil.
Sherif’s Studies of Norm Formation
Asch’s Studies of Group Pressure
Milgram’s Obedience Studies
The Ethics of Milgram’s Studies
What Breeds Obedience?
Reflections on the Classic Studies
What Predicts Conformity?
Identify situations that trigger much — and little — conformity.
Group Size
Unanimity
Cohesion
Status
Public Response
Prior Commitment
Why Conform?
Identify and understand the two forms of social influence that explain why people will conform to others.
Who Conforms?
Describe how conformity varies not only with situations but also with persons.
Personality
Culture
Social Roles
Do We Ever Want to Be Different?
Explain what can motivate people to actively resist social pressure — by doing Z when pressured to do A.
Reactance
Asserting Uniqueness
Concluding Thoughts: On Being an Individual within a Community
Chapter 7: Persuasion
Chapter 7: Introduction
What Paths Lead to Persuasion?
Describe the cognitive processing involved in the two paths to persuasion and the effects of that processing.
The Central Route
The Peripheral Route
Different Paths for Different Purposes
What Are the Elements of Persuasion?
Explain the elements that influence whether we will take the central or the peripheral route to persuasion.
Who Says? The Communicator
What Is Said? The Message Content
How Is It Said? The Channel of Communication
To Whom Is It Said? The Audience
How Can Persuasion Be Resisted?
Explain some tactics to resist unwanted persuasion attempts.
Attitude Inoculation
Implications of Attitude Inoculation
Concluding Thoughts: Being Open but Not Naïve
Chapter 8: Group Influence
Chapter 8: Introduction
What Is a group?
Define group.
Social Facilitation: How Are We Affected by the Presence of Others?
Describe how we are affected by the mere presence of another person — by people who are merely present as a passive audience or as co-actors.
The Presence of Others and Dominant Responses
Crowding: The Presence of Many Others
Why Are We Aroused in the Presence of Others?
Social Loafing: Do Individuals Exert Less Effort in a Group?
Assess the level of individual effort we can expect from members of workgroups.
Many Hands Make Light Work
Social Loafing in Everyday Life
Deindividuation: When Do People Lose Their Sense of Self in Groups?
Define “deindividuation” and identify the circumstances that trigger it.
Doing Together What We Would Not Do Alone
Diminished Self-Awareness
Group Polarization: Do Groups Intensify Our Opinions?
Describe and explain how interaction with like-minded people tends to amplify preexisting attitudes.
The Case of the “Risky Shift”
Do Groups Intensify Opinions?
Explaining Group Polarization
Group Decision Making: Do Groups Hinder or Assist Good Decisions?
Describe when and how groups can hinder or assist making good decisions and how we can optimize group decision-making.
Symptoms of Groupthink
Experimental Evidence for Groupthink
Preventing Groupthink
When Groups Perform Better
The Influence of the Minority: How Do Individuals Influence the Group?
Explain when — and how — individuals influence their groups, either as group members or leaders. Identify what makes some individuals effective.
The Influence of Individual Group Members
The Influence of Leaders
Concluding Thoughts: Are Groups Bad for Us?
Chapter 9: Prejudice
Chapter 9: Introduction
What Is the Nature and Power of Prejudice?
Understand the nature of prejudice and the differences between prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination.
Defining Prejudice
Defining Discrimination
Prejudice: Implicit and Explicit
Racial Prejudice
Gender Prejudice
LGBT Prejudice
What Are the Social Sources of Prejudice?
Explain the influences that give rise to and maintain prejudice.
Social Inequalities: Unequal Status and Prejudice
Socialization
Systemic Supports
What Are the Motivational Sources of Prejudice?
Identify and examine the motivational sources of prejudice.
Frustration and Aggression: The Scapegoat Theory
Social Identity Theory: Feeling Superior to Others
Motivation to Avoid Prejudice
What Are the Cognitive Sources of Prejudice?
Describe the different cognitive sources of prejudice.
Categorization: Classifying People into Groups
Distinctiveness: Perceiving People Who Stand Out
Attribution: Is It a Just World?
What Are the Consequences of Prejudice?
Identify and understand the consequences of prejudice.
Self-Perpetuating Prejudgments
Discrimination’s Impact: The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Stereotype Threat
Do Stereotypes Bias Judgments of Individuals?
Concluding Thoughts: Can We Reduce Prejudice?
Chapter 10: Aggression
Chapter 10: Introduction
What Is Aggression?
Define aggression and describe its different forms.
What Are Some Theories of Aggression?
Understand and evaluate the important theories of aggression.
Aggression as a Biological Phenomenon
Aggression as a Response to Frustration
Aggression as Learned Social Behavior
What Are Some Influences on Aggression?
Identify the influences on aggression and describe how they work.
Aversive Experiences
Arousal
Aggression Cues
Media Influences
Group Influences
How Can Aggression Be Reduced?
Explain how we might counteract the factors that provoke aggression.
Catharsis?
A Social Learning Approach
Culture Change and World Violence
Concluding Thoughts: Reforming a Violent Culture
Chapter 11: Attraction and Intimacy
Chapter 11: Introduction
How Important Is the Need to Belong?
Explain why being rejected or ostracized hurts.
What Leads to Friendship and Attraction?
Explain how proximity, physical attractiveness, similarity, and feeling liked nurture liking and loving.
Proximity
Physical Attractiveness
Similarity versus Complementarity
Liking Those Who Like Us
Relationship Rewards
What Is Love?
Describe the varieties and components of love.
Passionate Love
Companionate Love
What Enables Close Relationships?
Explain how attachment styles, equity, and self-disclosure influence the ups and downs of our close relationships.
Attachment
Equity
Self-Disclosure
How Do Relationships End?
Summarize the factors that predict marital dissolution and describe the detachment process.
Divorce
The Detachment Process
Concluding Thoughts: Making Love
Chapter 12: Helping
Chapter 12: Introduction
Why Do We Help?
Explain psychology’s theories of what motivates helping — and the type of helping each theory seeks to explain.
Social Exchange and Social Norms
Evolutionary Psychology
Comparing and Evaluating Theories of Helping
Genuine Altruism and Empathy
When Will We Help?
Explain how and why helping is influenced by the number and behavior of other bystanders, by mood states, and by traits and values.
Number of Bystanders
Helping When Someone Else Does
Time Pressures
Similarity
Who Will Help?
Identify some traits and values that predict helping.
Personality Traits and Status
Gender
Religious Faith
How Can We Increase Helping?
Suggest how helping might be increased by reversing the factors that inhibit helping, by teaching norms of helping, and by socializing people to see themselves as helpful.
Reduce Ambiguity, Increase Responsibility
Guilt and Concern for Self-Image
Socializing Altruism
Concluding Thoughts: Taking Social Psychology into Life
Chapter 13: Conflict and Peacemaking
Chapter 13: Introduction
What Creates Conflict?
Explain the sources of conflict.
Social Dilemmas
Competition
Perceived Injustice
Misperception
How Can Peace Be Achieved?
Explain the processes that enable the achievement of peace.
Contact
Cooperation
Communication
Conciliation
Concluding Thoughts: The Conflict Between Individual and Communal Rights
Chapter 14: Social Psychology in the Clinic
Chapter 14: Introduction
What Influences the Accuracy of Clinical Judgments?
Describe biases that clinicians and their clients should be wary of.
Illusory Correlations
Hindsight and Overconfidence
Self-Confirming Diagnoses
Clinical Intuition versus Statistical Prediction
Implications for Better Clinical Practice
What Cognitive Processes Accompany Mental Health Issues?
Describe the cognitive processes that accompany psychological disorders.
Depression
Loneliness
Anxiety and Shyness
Emotions and Physical Health
What Are Some Social-Psychological Approaches to Treatment?
Describe treatments for maladaptive thought patterns linked to mental and physical illness.
Inducing Internal Change Through External Behavior
Breaking Vicious Cycles
Maintaining Change Through Internal Attributions for Success
Using Therapy as Social Influence
How Do Social Relationships Support Health and Happiness?
Identify evidence suggesting that supportive, close relationships predict both physical health and mental well-being.
Relationships and Physical Health
Relationships and Happiness
Concluding Thoughts: Enhancing Happiness
Chapter 15: Social Psychology in Court
Chapter 15: Introduction
How Reliable Is Eyewitness Testimony?
Explain the accuracy of eyewitness testimonyand ways to increase eyewitness accuracy and educate jurors.
The Power of Persuasive Eyewitnesses
When Eyes Deceive
The Misinformation Effect
Retelling
Reducing Error
What Other Factors Influence Juror Judgments?
Explain how defendants’ attractiveness and similarity to jurors may bias jurors and how faithfully jurors follow judges’ instructions.
The Defendant’s Characteristics
The Judge’s Instructions
What Influences the Individual Juror?
Describe how verdicts depend on how the individual jurors process information.
Juror Comprehension
Jury Selection
“Death-Qualified” Jurors
How Do Group Influences Affect Juries?
Explain how individual jurors’ prejudgments coalesce into a group decision and what can influence the outcome.
Minority Influence
Group Polarization
Leniency
Are Twelve Heads Better Than One?
Are Six Heads as Good as Twelve?
From Lab to Life: Simulated and Real Juries
Concluding Thoughts: Thinking Smart with Psychological Science
Chapter 16: Social Psychology and the Sustainable Future
Chapter 16: Introduction
Psychology and Climate Change
Explain the psychological consequences of climate change and the gap between scientific and public understandings.
Psychological Effects of Climate Change
Public Opinion about Climate Change
Enabling Sustainable Living
Identify new technologies and strategies for reducing consumption that together may enable sustainable living.
New Technologies
Reducing Consumption
The Social Psychology of Materialism and Wealth
Explain social psychology’s contribution to our understanding of materialism.
Increased Materialism
Wealth and Well-Being
Materialism Fails to Satisfy
Toward Sustainability and Survival
Concluding Thoughts: How Does One Live Responsibly in the Modern World?

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