Advanced social psychology the state of the science (Oxford University Press, 2010)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contributors; Part 1 Background; Part 2 Basic Processes; Part 3 Social Relations and Behaviors; Part 4 Connections to Related Fields; Index
Social psychology is a flourishing discipline. It explores the most essential questions of the human psyche (e.g., Why do people help or harm others? How do influence professionals get us to do what they want, and how can we inoculate ourselves against their sometimes-insidious persuasion tactics? Why do social relationships exert such powerful effects on people's physical health?), and it does so with clever, ingenuitive research methods. This edited volume is a textbook for advanced social psychology courses. Its primary target audience is first-year graduate students (MA or PhD) in social p