Principles of Social Psychology

Table of Contents

• Licensing Information

• Preface

• Chapter 1: Introducing Social Psychology

  • Chapter Introduction
  • Defining Social Psychology: History and Principles
  • Affect, Behavior, and Cognition
  • Conducting Research in Social Psychology
  • Chapter Summary

• Chapter 2: Social Learning and Social Cognition

  • Chapter Introduction
  • Sources of Social Knowledge
  • How We Use Our Expectations
  • Thinking Like a Social Psychologist About Social Cognition
  • Chapter Summary

• Chapter 3: Social Affect

  • Chapter Introduction
  • Moods and Emotions in Our Social Lives
  • Emotions, Stress, and Well-Being
  • How to Feel Better: Coping With Negative Emotions
  • Thinking Like a Social Psychologist About Social Affect
  • Chapter Summary

• Chapter 4: The Self

  • Chapter Introduction
  • The Cognitive Self: The Self-Concept
  • The Feeling Self: Self-Esteem
  • The Social Self: The Role of the Social Situation
  • Thinking Like a Social Psychologist About the Self
  • Chapter Summary

• Chapter 5: Attitudes, Behavior, and Persuasion

  • Chapter Introduction
  • Exploring Attitudes
  • Changing Attitudes Through Persuasion
  • Changing Attitudes by Changing Behavior
  • Thinking Like a Social Psychologist About Attitudes, Behavior, and Persuasion
  • Chapter Summary

• Chapter 6: Perceiving Others

  • Chapter Introduction
  • Initial Impression Formation
  • Inferring Dispositions Using Causal Attribution
  • Individual and Cultural Differences in Person Perception
  • Thinking Like a Social Psychologist About Person Perception
  • Chapter Summary

• Chapter 7: Influencing and Conforming

  • Chapter Introduction
  • The Many Varieties of Conformity
  • Obedience, Power, and Leadership
  • Person, Gender, and Cultural Differences in Conformity
  • Thinking Like a Social Psychologist About Conformity
  • Chapter Summary

• Chapter 8: Liking and Loving

  • Chapter Introduction
  • Initial Attraction
  • Close Relationships: Liking and Loving Over the Long Term
  • Thinking Like a Social Psychologist About Liking and Loving
  • Chapter Summary

• Chapter 9: Helping and Altruism

  • Chapter Introduction
  • Understanding Altruism: Self and Other Concerns
  • The Role of Affect: Moods and Emotions
  • How the Social Context Influences Helping
  • Other Determinants of Helping
  • Thinking Like a Social Psychologist About Altruism
  • Chapter Summary

• Chapter 10: Aggression

  • Chapter Introduction
  • Defining Aggression
  • The Biological and Emotional Causes of Aggression
  • The Violence Around Us: How the Social Situation Influences Aggression
  • Personal and Cultural Influences on Aggression
  • Thinking Like a Social Psychologist About Aggression
  • Chapter Summary

• Chapter 11: Working Groups: Performance and Decision Making

  • Chapter Introduction
  • Understanding Social Groups
  • Group Process: The Pluses and Minuses of Working Together
  • Improving Group Performance
  • Thinking Like a Social Psychologist About Social Groups
  • Chapter Summary

• Chapter 12: Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination

  • Chapter Introduction
  • Social Categorization and Stereotyping
  • Ingroup Favoritism and Prejudice
  • Reducing Discrimination
  • Thinking Like a Social Psychologist About Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination
  • Chapter Summary

• Chapter 13: Competition and Cooperation in Our Social Worlds

  • Chapter Introduction
  • Conflict, Cooperation, Morality, and Fairness
  • How the Social Situation Creates Conflict: The Role of Social Dilemmas
  • Strategies for Producing Cooperation
  • Thinking Like a Social Psychologist About Cooperation and Competition
  • Chapter Summary