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Exploring social psychology / David G. Myers.

By: Material type: TextSeries: McGraw-Hill series in social psychologyPublication details: Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2000.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xvii, 440 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0072344873 (acidfree paper)
  • 9780072344875
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HM1033 .M94
Contents:
Doing social psychology -- Did you know it all along? -- Intuition: the power and limits of our inner knowing -- Reasons for unreason -- Clinical intuition: the perils of psychologizing -- The fundamental attribution error -- A new look at pride -- The power of positive thinking -- Behavior and belief -- Gender, genes, and culture -- How nice people get corrupted -- Two routes to persuasion -- Indoctrination and inoculation -- The mere presence of others -- Many hands make diminished responsibility -- Doing together what we would never do alone -- How groups intensify decisions -- Power to the person -- The dislike of diversity -- The roots of prejudice -- The nature and nurture of aggression -- Do the media influence social behavior? -- Causes of conflict -- Blessed are the peacemakers -- Who likes whom? -- The ups and downs of love -- When do people help? -- Who is miserable, and why? -- Who is happy, and why? -- Big ideas in social psychology and religion.
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Includes index.

Doing social psychology --
Did you know it all along? --
Intuition: the power and limits of our inner knowing --
Reasons for unreason --
Clinical intuition: the perils of psychologizing --
The fundamental attribution error --
A new look at pride --
The power of positive thinking --
Behavior and belief --
Gender, genes, and culture --
How nice people get corrupted --
Two routes to persuasion --
Indoctrination and inoculation --
The mere presence of others --
Many hands make diminished responsibility --
Doing together what we would never do alone --
How groups intensify decisions --
Power to the person --
The dislike of diversity --
The roots of prejudice --
The nature and nurture of aggression --
Do the media influence social behavior? --
Causes of conflict --
Blessed are the peacemakers --
Who likes whom? --
The ups and downs of love --
When do people help? --
Who is miserable, and why? --
Who is happy, and why? --
Big ideas in social psychology and religion.

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