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Classic and contemporary readings in social psychology / created by Erik J. Coats and Robert S. Feldman

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Prentice-Hall, 1998Edition: Second editionDescription: xi, 292 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780137439072
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HM251 CLA
Contents:
Field theory in social science / K. Lewin A glance back at a quarter century of social psychology / E. Berscheid How do people perceive the causes of behavior / E.E. Jones Roots of reason / B. Bower The robber's cave experiment: intergroup conflict and cooperation / M. Sherif, et al Race and the schooling of black Americans / C.M. Steele Cognitive, social, and physiological determinants of emotional state / S. Schachter & J.E. Singer The pursuit of happiness / D.G. Myers & E. Diener Confronting a traumatic event: toward an understanding of inhibition and disease / J.W. Pennebaker & S.K. Beall Can your mind heal your body? / Consumer Reports Physical attractiveness / E. Berscheid & E. Hatfield The biology of beauty / G. Cowley A social psychological perspective on marital dissolution / G. Levinger What makes marriage work? / J. Gottman Models and helping: naturalistic studies in aiding behavior / J.H. Bryan & M.A. Test Cities with heart / R.V. Levine Weapons as aggression-eliciting stimuli / L. Berkowitz & A. LePage Bullying or peer abuse at school: facts and intervention / D. Olweus Attitudes vs. actions / R.T. LaPiere Saddam Hussein: the Hitler we "know" / A. r. Pratkanis & E. Aronson Communication and persuasion / C. Hovland, et al The language of persuasion / D. Kipnis & S. Schmidt Behavioral study of obedience / S. Milgram Commitment and consistency / R.B. Cialdini The basic psychology of rumor / G.W. Allport & L.J. Postman Eyewitness suggestibility / D.S. Lindsay The dynamogenic factors in pacemaking and competition / N. Triplett Linking groupthink to unethical behavior in organizations / R.R. Sims The social problems of an industrial civilization / E. Mayo Ambivalence and stereotypes cause sexual harassment: a theory with implications for organizational change / S.T. Fiske & P. Glick
Summary: Collating 30 readings, paired together by topic, this text includes pivotal studies in social psychology and contemporary or current readings.
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Field theory in social science / K. Lewin A glance back at a quarter century of social psychology / E. Berscheid How do people perceive the causes of behavior / E.E. Jones Roots of reason / B. Bower The robber's cave experiment: intergroup conflict and cooperation / M. Sherif, et al Race and the schooling of black Americans / C.M. Steele Cognitive, social, and physiological determinants of emotional state / S. Schachter & J.E. Singer The pursuit of happiness / D.G. Myers & E. Diener Confronting a traumatic event: toward an understanding of inhibition and disease / J.W. Pennebaker & S.K. Beall Can your mind heal your body? / Consumer Reports Physical attractiveness / E. Berscheid & E. Hatfield The biology of beauty / G. Cowley A social psychological perspective on marital dissolution / G. Levinger What makes marriage work? / J. Gottman Models and helping: naturalistic studies in aiding behavior / J.H. Bryan & M.A. Test Cities with heart / R.V. Levine Weapons as aggression-eliciting stimuli / L. Berkowitz & A. LePage Bullying or peer abuse at school: facts and intervention / D. Olweus Attitudes vs. actions / R.T. LaPiere Saddam Hussein: the Hitler we "know" / A. r. Pratkanis & E. Aronson Communication and persuasion / C. Hovland, et al The language of persuasion / D. Kipnis & S. Schmidt Behavioral study of obedience / S. Milgram Commitment and consistency / R.B. Cialdini The basic psychology of rumor / G.W. Allport & L.J. Postman Eyewitness suggestibility / D.S. Lindsay The dynamogenic factors in pacemaking and competition / N. Triplett Linking groupthink to unethical behavior in organizations / R.R. Sims The social problems of an industrial civilization / E. Mayo Ambivalence and stereotypes cause sexual harassment: a theory with implications for organizational change / S.T. Fiske & P. Glick

Collating 30 readings, paired together by topic, this text includes pivotal studies in social psychology and contemporary or current readings.

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