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 |
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