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Classic and Contemporary Readings in Social Psychology

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ISBN-10: 0130873667

ISBN-13: 9780130873668

Edition: 3rd 2001

Authors: Erik J. Coats, Robert S. Feldman

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Appropriate as a supplemental text for both introductory and advanced seminar Social Psychology courses. This unique collection of 30 readings pairs classic and contemporary articles on key social psychology topics to illustrate the contrast between the old and the new, and thus the progress and advances of the various aspects of the entire discipline. Readers are also encouraged to notice the similarities (continuity of approach, issues studied) as well as the differences (methodology) among the articles.
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Book details

List price: $126.65
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 8/7/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

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Introduction to Discipline
An Introduction to Social Psychology
Classic
The Dynamogenic Factors in Pacemaking and Competition
Contemporary
A Glance Back at a Quarter Century of Social Psychology
Social Cognition: Perceiving the Social World
Social Cognition: Perceiving and Understanding Individuals
Classic
How Do People Perceive the Causes of Behavior?
Contemporary
Like Goes With Like: The Role of Representativeness in Erroneous and Pseudoscientific Beliefs
Prejudice, Discrimination, and Stereotypes: Perceiving and Understanding Groups
Classic
The Robber's Cave Experiment: Intergroup Conflict and Cooperation
Contemporary
Thin Ice: Stereotype Threat and Black College Students
The Self
The Self: Perceiving and Understanding Ourselves
Classic
Cognitive, Social, and Physiological Determinants of Emotional State
Contemporary
The Pursuit of Happiness
Well-Being and Health: Caring for the Self
Classic
Confronting a Traumatic Event: Toward an Understanding of Inhibition and Disease
Contemporary
Psychological Stress, Immunity, and Upper Respiratory Infections
Relationships
Interpersonal Attraction: Our Liking for Others
Classic
Physical Attractiveness
Contemporary
The Biology of Beauty
Close Relationships: The Nature of Intimate Relations
Classic
Some Evidence for Heightened Sexual Attraction Under Conditions of High Anxiety
Contemporary
What Makes Marriage Work?
Helping and Hurting Others
Prosocial Behavior
Classic
Models and Helping: Naturalistic Studies in Aiding Behavior
Contemporary
Cities with Heart
Aggression
Classic
Weapons as Aggression-Eliciting Stimuli
Contemporary
Bullying or Peer Abuse at School: Facts and Intervention
Formulating Perspectives on the World
Attitudes: Appraising Our Social Worlds
Classic
Cognitive Consequences of Forced Compliance
Contemporary
Is The Production of Aversive Consequences Necessary?
Persuasion: Changing Attitudes
Classic
The Elaboration Likelihood Model of Persuasion
Contemporary
A Social Psychological Perspective on the Role of Knowledge About AIDS in AIDS Prevention
Social Influence
Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience: Following the Lead of Others
Classic
Behavioral Study of Obedience
Contemporary
Commitment and Consistency
Law and Order: The Legal System
Classic
Reconstruction of Automobile Destruction: An Example of the Interaction Between Language and Memory
Contemporary
Eyewitness Suggestibility
The Social Context of Society
Groups: Joining With Others
Classic
Social Facilitation
Contemporary
Group Decision Fiascoes Continue: Space Shuttle Challenger and a Revised Groupthink Framework
Business, Organizations, and the Environment: Applying Social Psychology in a Complex World
Classic
The Social Problems of an Industrial Civilization
Contemporary