Social Psychology

Social Psychology: Philosophical and Theoretical Issues deals with the development of ideas, and how these ideas can qualify other findings. The book reviews the philosophical and theoretical issues involved in social psychology such as its goals and its scientific relevance. The text also examines the knowledge of psychology today, especially the content validity as many errors have influenced the historical development of the science. The book then discusses the testing approach to theories through testing hypotheses, manipulating then measuring variables, experimental studies, quasi-experiments, and research on research. The text also explains attitude change, propaganda, and communication, including the cognitive consistency theory or the behaviorist/learning theory, as well as variations of these two theories. The book also addresses the levels of different attractions involving those of strangers, friends, and brief acquaintances. The author cites evidence that attraction between people is heightened when they have the same personality, beliefs, and even some physical characteristics. The text can prove informative for psychiatrists, psychologists, behavioral scientists, and students and professors in psychology, as well as general readers interested in human interaction.

To the StudentTo the InstructorAcknowledgments1 Social Psychology: Philosophical and Theoretical Issues Levels of Analysis Some Basic Assumptions of Social Psychology The Goals of Social Psychology Theories in Social Psychology Summary Suggested Readings2 The Testing Of Theories: Research Methods In Social psychology Notes on the Testing of Theories The Nature of Hypotheses Testing Hypotheses: Methods of Inquiry Measurement in Social Psychology Non-Hypothesis-Testing Research The Relationship between Theory and Method Why Observations Cannot Exist without Theories Have I Got a Theory for You! Post Hoc Explanations Some Ethical Considerations Summary Suggested Readings3 Socialization: The Development of Social Behavior The Agents of Socialization Theories and Processes of Socialization Sex Roles and Symbolic Interactionism Differentiation, Generalization, and Attitudes Charity Begins at Home: The Development of Prosocial Behavior Learning To Be Aggressive The Origins of Sociability Summary Suggested Readings4 Social Perception and Attribution Object Perception and Person Perception Object Perception Person Perception Attribution Summary Suggested Readings5 Attitude Change, Propaganda, and Communication The Nature of Communication Some Theories of Attitude Change Attitude Change and the Communication Process Summary Suggested Readings6 Interpersonal Attraction: Strangers, Friends, and Lovers Levels of Attraction Attraction Toward Strangers and Brief Acquaintances Physical Attractiveness: Sex Appeal Romantic Attraction and Love Summary Suggested Readings7 Altruism and Helping Behavior Some Definitions The Kitty Genovese Case Bystander Intervention: Theory and Research A Cost-Reward Analysis The Just-World Phenomenon Christians Who Saved Jews from the Nazis: Situational and Personality Factors in Helping Social Norms and Helping Summary Suggested Readings8 The Social Psychology of Aggression The Nature of Human Aggression Theories of Aggression Obedience to Authority Social Psychological Perspectives on War Summary Suggested Readings9 The Nature of Groups The Social Psychological Study of Groups Affiliation: Why We Join Groups Group Structure Group Processes Collective Behavior Summary Suggested Readings10 Intergroup Relations: Prejudice, Conflict, and Cooperation A Note on Race and Sex Differences The Nature of Prejudice Reducing Prejudice Reducing Other Types of Intergroup Conflict Summary Suggested Readings11 Social Behavior in the Physical Environment The Environment: Objective and Subjective Population and Behavior: Spacing, Territoriality, and Crowding City Life Summary Suggested Readings12 Applied Social Psychology Prospects for an Applied Social Psychology Varieties of Applied Social Psychology Preventive Social Psychology Summary Suggested Readings13 The Social Psychology of Abnormal Behavior Aesthetics Humor Sports The Law Science Social Psychology Summary Suggested ReadingsSpecial Features Interviews Chapter 4 An Interview with Marianne La France and Clara Mayo Chapter 6 An Interviewwith George Levinger Chapter 8 An Interview with Seymour Feshbach Chapter 10 An Interview with James M.

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