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Tables of Contents for Social Psychology
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Special Features
x
Preface
xi
About the Authors
xv
Theories and Methods in Social Psychology
2
30
In The News Cell Phone Etiquette
2
15
The Social Psychological Approach
3
2
Historical Roots of Social Psychology
5
1
Theories in Social Psychology
6
8
Research Methods in Social Psychology
14
3
Cultural Highlight America's Diverse Population
17
10
Research Closeup Meta-Analysis in Social Psychology
27
5
Research Ethics
27
5
PART ONE PERCEIVING PEOPLE AND EVENTS
Person Perception: Forming Impressions of Others
32
34
In the News President Performs Ceremonial Duties
32
28
What Information Do We Use?
34
5
Integrating Impressions
39
4
Motivated Person Perception
43
4
Attributing the Causes of Behavior
47
7
Accuracy of Judgments
54
3
Nonverbal Communication
57
3
Cultural Highlight A Smile Is a Smile Is a Smile?
60
6
The Problem of Deception
61
5
Social Cognition: Understanding the Social World
66
32
In the News The Nuns' Stories
66
11
Social Inference
68
5
Emotion and Inference
73
4
Research Closeup ``I'll Get It Done by Friday'': The Planning Fallacy in Action
77
21
Schemas
80
1
Schematic Processing
81
3
Mental Shortcuts: Using Cognitive Heuristics
84
4
Which Schemas Are Used?
88
4
When Are Schemas Used?
92
1
Schemas in Action
93
5
The Self: Learning About the Self
98
34
In The News Do Academy Award Winners Live Longer than Losers?
98
11
What Is the Self?
99
2
Where Does Self-Knowledge Come From?
101
8
Cultural Highlight Motivation and the Self
109
23
Aspects of Self-Knowledge
110
2
Self-Regulation
112
4
Motivation and the Self
116
6
Social Comparison Theory
122
3
Self-Presentation
125
4
Culture and the Self: A Comment
129
3
PART TWO ATTITUDES AND INFLUENCE
Attitudes and Attitude Change
132
36
In The News Changing Attitudes Toward the Death Penalty
132
11
Defining Attitude
133
2
Theories of Attitudes
135
8
Cultural Highlight Culture and Persuasion
143
25
Persuasion
146
12
Attitude Change over Time
158
1
Attitudes and Behavior
159
9
Prejudice
168
36
In The News International Terrorism
168
28
Components of Group Antagonism
170
5
Learning Prejudice
175
3
Motives for Prejudice
178
4
Cognitive Bases of Prejudice
182
5
Social Identity
187
3
The Changing Face of Prejudice
190
6
Cultural Highlight Measuring Implicit Stereotypes
196
8
Reducing Prejudice
197
7
Social Influence
204
26
In The News Everybody's Doing It
204
6
Conformity
205
5
Cultural Highlight Culture and Conformity
210
6
Compliance
215
1
Research Closeup Mood and Compliance
216
14
Obedience to Authority
224
6
PART THREE SOCIAL INTERACTION AND RELATIONSHIPS
Interpersonal Attraction
230
32
In The News Interethnic Couples on the Rise
230
19
Social Needs
231
6
Proximity: Liking Those Nearby
237
2
Familiarity: Liking Those We See Often
239
2
Similarity: Liking People like Us
241
3
Desirable Personal Attributes: Warmth and Competence
244
2
Physical Attractiveness
246
2
Mate Selection
248
1
Research Closeup Does the Internet Build Social Connections or Increase Social Isolation?
249
3
Love
250
2
Cultural Highlight Arranged Marriages
252
10
Adult Romantic Attachment
258
4
Personal Relationships
262
34
In the News What's Happening to the American Family?
262
21
Interdependence Theory
263
7
Self-Disclosure
270
6
Intimacy
276
2
The Balance of Power
278
3
Conflict
281
2
Research Closeup The Dark Side of Relationships
283
13
Satisfaction and Commitment
283
4
Maintaining a Committed Relationship: Thoughts and Behaviors That Make a Difference
287
9
Behavior In Groups
296
38
In The News Survivors in Front of the TV Camera
296
3
Behavior in the Presence of Others
297
2
Research Closeup Does a Supportive Audience Improve Performance?
299
35
Basic Features of Groups
308
3
Group Performance
311
3
Group Decision Making
314
6
Group Interaction: Competition versus Cooperation
320
7
Leadership
327
7
Gender
334
36
In The News The New Minority on Campus: Men
334
9
Gender as a Social Category
335
1
Gender in the Eye of the Beholder
336
7
Research Closeup How Accurate Are Gender Stereotypes?
343
27
Gender and the Self
347
5
Theoretical Perspectives on Gender
352
5
Comparing the Social Behavior of Women and Men
357
6
Changing Roles for Women and Men
363
7
PART FOUR HELPING AND HURTING OTHERS
Helping Behavior
370
32
In the News Strangers Lend a Helping Hand
370
5
Defining Altruism and Prosocial Behavior
371
1
Theoretical Perspectives on Helping
372
3
Cultural Highlight Helping Norms in India and the United States
375
12
The Helper: Who Is Most Likely to Help?
383
4
Research Closeup Bleeding-Heart Liberals and Heartless Conservatives
387
15
Bystander Intervention: Helping Strangers in Need
389
5
Volunteerism: Making a Commitment to Help
394
2
Caregiving: Helping Family and Friends
396
1
The Experience of Receiving Help
397
5
Aggression
402
36
In the News Does Violence Sell?
402
13
Origins of Aggression
404
1
Definition of Aggression
405
1
Sources of Anger
405
2
Aggressive Behavior
407
8
Cultural Highlight Culture of Honor: Why the American South is Violent
415
23
Reduction of Aggressive Behavior
416
6
Media Violence
422
7
Intimate Violence
429
9
PART FIVE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY IN ACTION
Social Psychology and Health
438
26
In the News Health on the Internet
438
6
Health Behaviors
440
4
Research Closeup Safe Sex
444
11
Stress and Illness
445
3
Coping with Stressful Events
448
7
Cultural Highlight Changing Health Behaviors by Using the Social Environment
455
9
Symptoms, Illness, and Treatment
457
4
Social Psychological Perspectives on Chronic Illness
461
3
Social Psychology and Politics
464
32
In the News The Political Effects of the Terrorist Attacks on the United States
464
12
Public Opinion and Voting
465
7
Political Socialization
472
3
Group Conflict
475
1
Cultural Highlight Becoming Political in America
476
20
The Mass Media and Political Persuasion
480
7
A New Look at the Media
487
3
International Conflict
490
6
Social Psychology and the Law
496
19
Eugene Borgida
Jennifer Hunt
In the News DNA Test Frees Man Falsely Convicted of Rape
496
7
What Is Social Psychology and Law
497
1
Eyewitness Identification and Testimony
497
6
Research Closeup the Recovered Memory Debate
503
12
Criminal Defendants
504
4
Juries
508
3
Expert Testimony
511
4
Glossary
515
14
References
529
35
Photo Credits
564
1
Name Index
565
14
Subject Index
579