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Exploring Social Psychology Robert A. Baron

Exploring Social Psychology By Robert A. Baron

Exploring Social Psychology by Robert A. Baron


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Summary

Integrating text and applications, this work uses up-to-date research topics in social psychology.

Exploring Social Psychology Summary

Exploring Social Psychology: International Edition by Robert A. Baron

The Fourth Edition of Exploring Social Psychology takes the best of Social Psychology, Eighth Edition, and makes it more manageable in this shorter, paperback version. Keeping close to its roots, Exploring Social Psychology retains both classic and current research, coverage of diversity issues, and the lively writing style of the "big" book. In eleven short chapters Baron, Byrne, and Johnson do what Baron and Byrne do best: the authors make the subfield of social psychology more "integrated," make solid research more lively and appropriate, and explain how the fundamental principles of social psychology are important all around the world.

Table of Contents

All chapters close with "Summary and Review," "Key Terms," and "For More Information."

1.Understanding Social Behavior: An Introduction.

Social Psychology: A Working Definition.

The Origins and Development of Social Psychology.

How Social Psychology Attains Knowledge.

Using This Book: Special Features.



2.Social Perception: Knowing Others.

Nonverbal Communication: The Unspoken Language.

Attribution: Understanding the Causes of Others' Behavior.

Impression Formation and Impression Management: Combining and Using Social Information.



3.Social Cognition: Understanding the Social World.

Schemas and Their Effects.

Heuristics: Mental Shortcuts.

Potential Sources of Error in Social Cognition: Why Total Rationality Is So Rare.

The Interplay of Affect and Cognition.



4.The Self.

The Self: Components of One's Identity.

Self-Functioning and Self Efficacy.

Gender As a Crucial Aspect of Identity.



5.Attitudes: Evaluating the Social World.

Forming Attitudes: How We Develop the Views We Hold.

Persuasion: Using Messages to Change Attitudes.

Cognitive Dissonance: When Our Behavior Affects Our Attitudes.



6.Prejudice and Discrimination.

The Nature of Prejudice and Discrimination.

The Origins of Prejudice: Contrasting Perspectives.

Striking Back against Prejudice: Techniques That Can Help.

Prejudice Based on Gender: Its Nature and Effects.



7.Interpersonal Attraction: Friendship, Love, and Relationships.

Initial Factors in the Attraction Process.

Close Relationships: Friends and Romantic Partners.

Marital Relationships.



8.Social Influence: Changing Others' Behavior.

Conformity: Group Influence in Action.

Compliance: To Ask-Sometimes-Is to Receive.

Obedience: Social Influence by Demand.



9.Helping and Hurting: The Nature of Prosocial Behavior and Aggression.

The Nature of Prosocial Behavior.

The Nature of Aggression.



10.Groups and Individuals: The Consequences of Belonging.

Groups: Their Nature and Function.

Groups and Task Performance.

Decision-Making by Groups.

Leadership: Patterns of Influence within Groups.



11.Applying Social Psychology to Law, Work, and Health.

Applying Social Psychology to the Legal System.

Applying Social Psychology to Business.

Applying Social Psychology to Health.



References.


Author Index.


Subject Index.

Additional information

GOR002215576
9780205282531
0205282539
Exploring Social Psychology: International Edition by Robert A. Baron
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Pearson Education (US)
1997-11-21
363
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