Authors: David Myers
ISBN-13: 9780073370668, ISBN-10: 0073370665
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Date Published: November 2009
Edition: 10th Edition
David Myers is the John Dirk Werkman Professor of Psychology at Hope College where he has taught for the past 30 years. David Myers' love of teaching psychology has been rewarded by students on many occasions with numerous “Outstanding Professor” awards. An award-winning researcher, Dr. Myers received the Gordon Allport Prize from Division 9 of the American Psychological Association for his work on group polarization. His scientific articles have appeared in more than two dozen journals, including Science, American Scientist, Psychological Bulletin, and Psychological Science. He has served his discipline as consulting editor to the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology and the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
Reflecting your students and their world. How many of the students in your Social Psychology course are Psychology majors? Business? Sociology? Education? In the 10th edition of Social Psychology, David Myers once again weaves an inviting and compelling narrative that speaks to ALL of your students regardless of background or intended major. Through examples and applications as well as marginal quotations from across the breadth of the liberal arts and sciences, Myers draws students into the field of social psychology.
At the same time, Myers is also in tune with the ever-changing state of social psychology research. Boasting over 650 new citations in the 10th edition, Social Psychology is as current as it is captivating. Research Close-Up and Inside Story features throughout the book provide deeper exposure to key research and researchers. Marginal quotations, examples and applications throughout each chapter, and the concluding "Applying Social Psychology" chapters all ensure that regardless of your students' interests and future plans, Social Psychology will engage them. This 10th edition also features the contributions of Jean Twenge, author of Generation Me and The Narcissism Epidemic, further bolstering the direct connection to today's students.
Preface | ||
Ch. 1 | Introducing Social Psychology | 1 |
Ch. 2 | The Self in a Social World | 37 |
Ch. 3 | Social Beliefs and Judgments | 73 |
Ch. 4 | Behavior and Attitudes | 123 |
Ch. 5 | Social Cognition and Human Well-Being | 163 |
Ch. 6 | Gender, Genes, and Culture | 193 |
Ch. 7 | Conformity | 231 |
Ch. 8 | Persuasion | 271 |
Ch. 9 | Group Influence | 313 |
Ch. 10 | Social Psychology in Court | 355 |
Ch. 11 | Prejudice: Disliking Others | 389 |
Ch. 12 | Aggression: Hurting Others | 435 |
Ch. 13 | Attraction and Intimacy | 477 |
Ch. 14 | Altruism: Helping Others | 525 |
Ch. 15 | Conflict and Peacemaking | 567 |
Glossary | 605 | |
References | 609 | |
Acknowledgments | 683 | |
Indexes | 687 |