Social Psychology

by Taylor, Shelley E.; Peplau, Letitia Anne; Sears, David O.

• ISBN13: 9780130213365
• ISBN10: 0130213365
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-07-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

For use in undergraduate Social Psychology courses in departments of Psychology. This text provides the most balanced coverage of basic topics, research and theories of any social psychology text in the market. Written from the perspective that theories and principles of social psychology are based on accumulated knowledge, it draws examples from everyday life and shows how social psychology principles are relevant to our personal experiences and to current social issues.

Table of Contents

PREFACE	ix	(4)
ABOUT THE AUTHORS	xiii
1 THEORIES AND METHODS IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY	2	(28)
The Social Psychological Approach	3	(1)
Historical Roots of Social Psychology	4	(1)
Theories in Social Psychology	5	(8)
Research Methods in Social Psychology	13	(12)
Research Ethics	25	(5)
CULTURAL HIGHLIGHT: AMERICA'S DIVERSE POPULATION	15
RESEARCH CLOSEUP: META-ANALYSIS IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY	25
PART I PERCEIVING PEOPLE AND EVENTS	30	(102)
2 SOCIAL COGNITION: UNDERSTANDING THE SOCIAL WORLD	30	(32)
Social Inference	31	(11)
Schemas	42	(1)
Schematic Processing	43	(3)
Mental Shortcuts: Using Cognititive Heuristics	46	(5)
Which Schemas Are Used?	51	(3)
When Are Schemas Used?	54	(1)
Schemas in Action	55	(7)
RESEARCH CLOSEUP: "I'LL GET IT DONE BY FRIDAY": THE PLANNING FALLACY IN ACTION	40
IN THE NEWS: THE ART OF FIGHTING FIRES	61
3 PERSON PERCEPTION: FORMING IMPRESSIONS OF OTHERS	62	(36)
What Information Do We Use?	63	(6)
Integrating Impressions	69	(4)
Motivated Person Perception	73	(3)
Attributing the Causes of Behavior	76	(7)
Accuracy of Judgments	83	(4)
Nonverbal Communication	87	(4)
The Problem of Deception	91	(7)
RESEARCH CLOSEUP: CONFUSING ONE PERSON WITH ANOTHER	68
CULTUAL HIGHLIGHT: A SMILE IS A SMILE IS A SMILE? CROSS-CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN THE MEANING OF THE SMILE	90
IN THE NEWS: THE HEROES AND VILLAINS OF SPORTS	97
4 THE SELF: LEARNING ABOUT THE SELF	98	(34)
What Is the Self?	99	(1)
Where Does Self-Knowledge Come From?	100	(10)
Aspects of Self-Knowledge	110	(2)
Self-Regulation	112	(3)
Motivation and the Self	115	(5)
Social Comparison Theory	120	(3)
Self-Presentation	123	(5)
Culture and the Self: A Comment	128	(4)
CULTURAL HIGHLIGHT: MOTIVATION AND THE SELF	107
IN THE NEWS: SELF-CONCEPT, THE MEDIA, AND BARBIE	131
PART II ATTITUDES AND INFLUENCE	132	(98)
5 ATTITUDES AND ATTITUDE CHANGE	132	(40)
Theories of Attitudes	134	(13)
Persuasion	147	(13)
Attitude Change Over Time	160	(2)
Attitudes and Behavior	162	(10)
CULTURAL HIGHLIGHT: CULTURE AND PERSUASION	145
IN THE NEWS: THE INTERNET AND PORNOGRAPHY	171
6 PREJUDICE	172	(34)
Components of Group Antagonism	174	(5)
Learning Prejudice	179	(2)
Motives for Prejudice	181	(3)
Cognitive Bases of Prejudice	184	(8)
The Changing Face of Prejudice	192	(5)
Reducing Prejudice	197	(9)
IN THE NEWS: GROUP CONFLICT IN THE GOLDEN STATE	205
7 SOCIAL INFLUENCE	206	(24)
Conformity	207	(8)
Compliance	215	(8)
Obedience to Authority	223	(7)
CULTURAL HIGHLIGHT: INDIVIDUALISM, COLLECTIVISM, AND CONFORMITY	211
IN THE NEWS: BINGE DRINKING AT COLLEGE	229
PART III SOCIAL INTERACTION AND RELATIONSHIPS	230	(124)
8 INTERPERSONAL ATTRACTION	230	(30)
Perspectives on the Social Animal	231	(7)
Proximity	238	(2)
Familiarity	240	(2)
Similarity	242	(3)
Personal Characteristics	245	(4)
Love	249	(6)
Adult Romantic Attachment	255	(5)
CULTURAL HIGHLIGHT: ARRANGED MARRIAGES	251
IN THE NEWS: DOES THE INTERNET BUILD SOCIAL CONNECTIONS OR INCREASE SOCIAL ISOLATION?	259
9 PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS	260	(28)
Interdependence Theory	261	(6)
Self-Disclosure	267	(6)
Intimacy	273	(1)
The Balance of Power	274	(2)
Satisfaction and Commitment	276	(4)
Reactions to Dissatisfaction	280	(4)
Conflict	284	(4)
RESEARCH CLOSEUP: THINKING ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS	282
IN THE NEWS: SHOULD HIGH SCHOOLS TEACH RELATIONSHIP SKILLS?	287
10 BEHAVIOR IN GROUPS	288	(34)
Behavior in the Presence of Others	289	(9)
Basic Features of Groups	298	(3)
Group Performance	301	(2)
Group Decision Making	303	(5)
Group Interaction: Competition versus Cooperation	308	(7)
Leadership	315	(7)
RESEARCH CLOSEUP: THE COMMON-KNOWLEDGE EFFECT IN GROUP DECISION MAKING	305
IN THE NEWS: THE WINNING ADVANTAGE IN SPORTS	321
11 GENDER	322	(32)
Gender in the Eye of the Beholder	324	(9)
Gender and the Self	333	(4)
Theoretical Perspectives on Gender	337	(4)
Comparing the Social Behavior of Women and Men	341	(5)
Changing Roles for Women and Men	346	(8)
RESEARCH CLOSEUP: FACE-ISM	325
IN THE NEWS: THE GENDER GAP IN HIGH-TECH CAREERS	353
PART IV HELPING AND HURTING OTHERS	354	(66)
12 HELPING BEHAVIOR	354	(28)
Defining Altruism and Prosocial Behavior	356	(1)
Theoretical Perspectives on Helping	357	(10)
Situational Factors: When Do People Help?	367	(3)
The Helper: Who Is Most Likely to Help?	370	(5)
The Person in Need: Who Is Most Likely to Receive Help?	375	(2)
The Experience of Receiving Help	377	(5)
CULTURAL HIGHLIGHT: CULTURAL NORMS AND HELPING	365
RESEARCH CLOSEUP: VOLUNTEER WORK: HELPING OTHERS AND HELPING OURSELVES	374
IN THE NEWS: "I WOULD LIKE TO THANK..."	381
13 AGGRESSION	382	(38)
Origins of Aggression	384	(1)
Defining Aggression	385	(1)
Sources of Anger	386	(4)
Aggressive Behavior	390	(6)
Reducing Aggressive Behavior	396	(6)
Media Violence	402	(9)
Intimate Violence	411	(9)
CULTURAL HIGHLIGHT: CULTURE OF HONOR: WHY THE AMERICAN SOUTH IS VIOLENT	395
IN THE NEWS: DATE RAPE	419
PART V SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY IN ACTION	420	(58)
14 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTH	420	(30)
Health Behaviors	421	(6)
Stress and Illness	427	(5)
Coping with Stressful Events	432	(8)
Symptoms, Illness, and Treatment	440	(5)
Social Psychological Perspectives on Chronic Illness	445	(5)
RESEARCH CLOSEUP: SAFE SEX	426
CULTURAL HIGHLIGHT: CHANGING HEALTH BEHAVIORS USING THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT	438
IN THE NEWS: SHOULD DRUGS BE USED TO IMPROVE LIFESTYLE?	449
15 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND POLITICS	450	(28)
Public Opinion and Voting	452	(4)
Political Socialization	456	(4)
Group Conflict	460	(2)
Mass Media and Political Persuasion	462	(7)
A New Look at the Media	469	(3)
International Conflict	472	(6)
IN THE NEWS: THE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATING PROCESS	477
GLOSSARY	478	(13)
REFERENCES	491	(53)
PHOTO CREDITS	544	(1)
AUTHOR INDEX	545	(14)
SUBJECT INDEX	559