Principles of Social Psychology

Table of Contents

• • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • About the Book

• Start Here: Textbook Introduction

• • Inviting you on a Quest to Change the World with Social Psychology
  • Prologue: Why is Psychology Important?
  • Foreshadowing: The Hero's Return! (Your Final Project)

• Chapter 1. Introducing Social Psychology

• • Our Quest Begins
  • Chapter Learning Objectives & Introduction - Always read these first
  • 1.1 Defining Social Psychology: History and Principles
  • 1.2 Affect, Behavior, and Cognition
  • 1.3 Quest Map - An Introduction to the Science of Social Psychology
  • 1.4 Your Quest Bag: Conducting Research in Social Psychology
  • Chapter Summary
  • 1.5 A Caution: Research Issues in Social Psychology
  • Welcome to MontAerie

• Chapter 2. Social Cognition

• • Chapter Learning Objectives
  • Sources of Social Knowledge
  • How We Use Our Expectations
  • Social Cognition and Affect
  • Thinking Like a Social Psychologist about Social Cognition
  • Chapter Summary

• Chapter 3. The Self

• • Chapter Learning Objectives
  • The Cognitive Self: The Self-Concept
  • The Feeling Self: Self-Esteem
  • The Social Self: The Role of the Social Situation
  • Chapter Summary
  • Thinking Like a Social Psychologist about the Self

• Chapter 4. Attitudes, Behavior, and Persuasion

• • Chapter Learning Objectives
  • Exploring Attitudes
  • Changing Attitudes through Persuasion
  • Changing Attitudes by Changing Behavior
  • Thinking Like a Social Psychologist about Attitudes, Behavior, and Persuasion
  • Chapter Summary

• Chapter 5. Perceiving Others

• • Chapter Learning Objectives
  • Initial Impression Formation
  • Inferring Dispositions Using Causal Attribution
  • Biases in Attribution
  • Individual Differences in Person Perception
  • Thinking Like a Social Psychologist about Person Perception
  • Chapter Summary

• Chapter 6. Influencing and Conforming

• • Chapter Learning Objectives
  • The Many Varieties of Conformity
  • Obedience, Power, and Leadership
  • Person, Gender, and Cultural Differences in Conformity
  • Thinking Like a Social Psychologist about Social Influence
  • Chapter Summary

• Chapter 7. Liking and Loving

• • Chapter Learning Objectives
  • Initial Attraction
  • Close Relationships: Liking and Loving over the Long Term
  • Chapter Summary
  • Thinking Like a Social Psychologist about Liking and Loving

• Chapter 8. Helping and Altruism

• • Chapter Learning Objectives
  • Understanding Altruism: Self and Other Concerns
  • The Role of Affect: Moods and Emotions
  • How the Social Context Influences Helping
  • Other Determinants of Helping
  • Thinking Like a Social Psychologist about Altruism
  • Chapter Summary

• Chapter 9. Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination

• • Chapter Learning Objectives
  • Social Categorization and Stereotyping
  • Ingroup Favoritism and Prejudice
  • Reducing Discrimination
  • Thinking Like a Social Psychologist about Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination
  • How the Social Situation Creates Conflict: The Role of Social Dilemmas
  • Chapter Summary

• Chapter 10. Working Groups: Performance and Decision Making

• • Chapter Learning Objectives
  • Understanding Social Groups
  • Group Performance
  • Group Decision Making
  • Improving Group Performance and Decision Making
  • Thinking Like a Social Psychologist about Social Groups
  • Strategies for Producing Cooperation
  • Chapter Summary

• Unused Chapters - Not Assigned

• • About the Authors
  • Glossary