Social psychology - Aronson, Elliot; Wilson, Timothy D.; Akert, Robin M. (Upper Saddle River, NJ Prentice Hall, 2010)
Table of Contents: Preface. About the Authors. Special Tips for Students. Chapter 1. Introducing Social Psychology. Chapter 2. Methodology: How Social Psychologists Do Research -- Chapter 3. Social Cognition: How we Think about the Social World -- Chapter 4. Social Cognition: How we come to Understand other People -- Chapter 5. The Self: Understanding Ourselves in a Social Context -- Chapter 6. The Need to Justify our Actions: The costs and Benefits or dissonance reduction -- Chapter 7. Attitudes and Attitude change: Influencing Thoughts and Feelings -- Chapter 8. Conformity: Influencing behavior -- Chapter 9. Group Processes: Influence in Social Groups -- Chapter 10. Interpersonal Attraction: From First Impressions to Close Relationships -- Chapter 11. Prosocial Behavior: Why Do people Help? -- Chapter 12. Aggression: Why do we Hurt other people? Can we Prevent it? -- Chapter 13. Prejudice: Causes 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. -- Glossary. Reference. Credits. Name Index. Subject Index.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Keywords: Social psychology