Social Psychology: Understanding Human InteractionA standard textbook on the nature and causes of individual behavior and thought in social situations. It focuses on the use of scientific method, and emphasizes the influence of a wide range of social, cognitive, environmental, cultural, and biological factors. This extensively revised edition (6th ed., 1991) adds a new chapter on Social Identity: Self and Gender. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
From inside the book
83 pages matching Personality and Social in this book
Page 652
Page 656
Where's the rest of this book?
Results 1-3 of 83
Contents
Why Study Social Behavior? A SurvivalOriented Reply | 8 |
Laboratory or Field? | 20 |
On the Costs of Being a Secret Donor | 30 |
Copyright | |
54 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Social Psychology: Understanding Human Interaction Robert A. Baron,Donn Erwin Byrne No preview available - 1984 |
Common terms and phrases
actions actually aggression androgynous APPLIED SIDE arousal attraction attribution Based on data basic believe bystander effect bystanders causes Chapter cognitive dissonance companionate love conformity contrast crime cues deindividuation dissonance effects emotional enhance erotica erotophobia evaluation evidence example experience experimental exposure external fact factors feelings Figure findings suggest FOCUS ON RESEARCH foot-in-the-door technique group polarization human impact important increase individuals interaction internal interpersonal interpersonal attraction involved Journal of Personality major males and females negative nonverbal nonverbal communication occur outcomes outgroup overt perceive perceptions performance Personality and Social persuasive Photo pleasant scent positive predicted prejudice present prosocial reactions relationship response role schemata seems self-serving bias sexual similar situations social behavior social cognition social facilitation social influence social information social loafing Social Psychology Source specific stems stereotypes stimuli stranger subjects task technique tend tendency theory tion topics traits variables violence