Introduction to Social Psychology

Preface. Introduction. Part I: Introduction: 1. Introduction to a History of Social Psychology: Carl F. Graumann (Heidelberg University). 2. Evolutionary Social Psychology: John Archer (University of Central Lancashire). 3. Developmental Social Psychology: Kevin Durkin (University of Western Australia). 4. Methodology in Social Psychology: Antony S. R. Manstead and Gun R. Semin (University of Amsterdam; Free University of Amsterdam). Part II: Construction of the Social World: 5. Basic Concepts and Approaches in Social Cognition: Jacques-Philippe Leyens and Benoit Dardenne (Catholic University of Louvain). 6. Processing Social Information for Judgements and Decisions: Klaus Fiedler (University of Heidelberg). 7. Attribution Theory: Basic Issues and Applications: Miles Hewstone and Frank Fincham (Both University of Wales College of Cardiff). 8. Attitudes: Structure, Measurement and Functions: Dagmar Stahlberg and Dieter Frey (University of Kiel). 9. Principles of Attitude Formation and Strategies of Attitude Change: Wolfgang Stroebe and Klaus Jonas (Utrecht University; University of Tbingen). Part III: Emotion, Communication and Relationships: 10. Emotion: Klaus Scherer (University of Geneva). 11. Interpersonal Communication: John M. Wiemann and Howard Giles (Both University of California at Santa Barbara). 12. Affiliation, Attraction and Close Relationships: Bram P. Buunk (University of Groningen). 13. Prosocial Behavior: Hans W. Bierhoff (University of Bochum). 14. Aggressive Behavior: Amelie Mummendey (University of Munster). Part IV: Social Groups: 15. Group Performance: Henk Wilke and Ad van Knippenberg (University of Leiden; University of Nijmegen). 16. Social Influence in Groups: Eddy van Avermaet (University of Leuven). 17. Intergroup Relations: Rupert Brown (University of Kent at Canterbury). Part V: Epilogue: 18. Applied Social Psychology: Geoffrey M. Stephenson (University of Kent at Canterbury). Glossary. References. Author Index. Subject Index.