Thomas E. Heinzen, Wind Goodfriend

Social Psychology - International Student Edition

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This award-winning text invites students to discover social psychology¿s relevance to their lives. Authors Thomas Heinzen and Wind Goodfriend capture student interest by weaving stories drawn from their own personal experiences with compelling examples from everyday life, all carefully placed in historical context. Social psychology is presented as an evolving, science-driven conversation; chapters build on core questions central to scientific inquiry, while a methods-in-context approach cultivates psychological literacy. The Second Edition has been thoroughly updated with new pop culture examples, additional diversity coverage, recent controversies related to the Zimbardo and Milgram studies, and over a hundred new citations from the latest research.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: SAGE Publications Inc
• 2 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 560
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. März 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 275mm x 217mm x 60mm
• Gewicht: 1172g
• ISBN-13: 9781071840900
• ISBN-10: 1071840908
• Artikelnr.: 61468481

Autorenporträt

Thomas Heinzen is Professor Emeritus of William Paterson University of New Jersey. He describes his career as ¿mostly fun¿ because of the diverse opportunities within social psychology. Most applications have revolved around the social psychology of creativity including: * Individual differences among the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth * Program Assessment for the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy * Agent orange health statistics for the New York State Commission on Vietnam Veterans  * Technology assessment related to distance learning for Public Service Training Program * Tractor rollovers for the New York Center for Health and Medicine * Documentations of problem-solving among pre-retirement New York State bureaucrats * Documentations of problem-solving among the frail elderly living in nursing homes * Applications of game design to curriculum development  Professor Heinzen invested in students¿ lives by mentoring more than 60 student conference presentations. More recently, he created video games that teach critical thinking and the unwritten rules of college success.  He also has authored several books and published journal articles based on case studies, archival analyses, in-depth interviews, controlled experiments, and quasi-experimental designs. He has been elected a fellow of the Eastern Psychological Association (EPA), the American Psychological Association (APA, Division 1), and the Association for Psychological Science (APS).

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: An Introduction to Social Psychology
Chapter 2: Research Methods
Chapter 3: The Social Self
Chapter 4: Social Cognition
Chapter 5: Person Perception
Chapter 6: Attitudes and Persuasion
Chapter 7: Social Influence: Conformity, Social Roles, and Obedience
Chapter 8: Group Processes
Chapter 9: Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination
Chapter 10: Helping and Prosocial Behavior
Chapter 11: Aggression
Chapter 12: Intimate Relationships
Chapter A: Social Psychology and Careers
Chapter B: Social Psychology of Humans and Their Pets
Chapter C: Social Psychology and a Sustainable Environment
Chapter D: Social Psychology of Law and the Courtroom
Chapter E: Social Psychology of Stress and Health
Chapter F: Social Psychology and Happiness: Positive Psychology
Chapter G: Social Psychology and Money
Chapter H: Social Psychology and Relationship Violence
References
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