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Tables of Contents for Social Psychology
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
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