Synopses & Reviews
This edited text is written by some of the most visible, productive scholars and instructors in each of the areas the text covers. The book was designed to capture the excitement and vitality of this ongoing, open-ended area of research.
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1: Introduction, by Abraham Tesser, University of Georgia-Athens CHAPTER 2: Methodology, by Robert Rosenthal, Harvard University CHAPTER 3: Self and Identity, by Roy F. Baumeister, Case Western Reserve University CHAPTER 4: Attribution and Interpersonal Perception, Daniel T. Gilbert, University of Texas-Austin CHAPTER 5: Social Cognition, Susan T. Fiske, University of Massachusetts-Amherst CHAPTER 6: Attitude Change, Richard E. Petty, Ohio State University CHAPTER 7: Principles and Techniques of Social Influence, Robert B. Cialdini, Arizona State University CHAPTER 8: Interpersonal Processes Influencing Attraction and Relationships, Margaret S. Clark and Sherri P. Pataki, Carnegie Mellon University CHAPTER 9: Prosocial Motivation: Why Do We Help Others? C. Daniel Baston, University of Kansas CHAPTER 10: Human Aggression, Tussell G. Green CHAPTER 11: Group Processes, John M. Levine and Richard L. Moreland, University of Pittsburg CHAPTER 12: Prejudice and Outgroup Perception, Patricia G. Devine, University of Wisconsin-Madison