Social Cognition
Its Impact on Social Psychology
Published on 2. June 1994
Book
Hardback
382 pages
978-0-12-213630-6 (ISBN)
Description
Social cognition emerged as a new field in psychology in the late 1970s. Researchers are now taking stock to determine, how has social cognition affected social psychology as a whole? and in what ways has social cognition proved a catalyst for new theory, methodology, and controversy? Questions such as these are considered in this volume. It provides a summary of psychology prior to the adoption of social cognition as a systemic approach, and further discusses how this approach has changed the face of social psychology today. Discussions include coverage of research in impression formation, attribution, person perception, the self, attitudes, persuasion, conformity, stereotyping, and intergroup relations.
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Language
English
Place of publication
San Diego
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
indices
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 158 mm
Weight
731 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-12-213630-6 (9780122136306)
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Content
Social cognition and classic issues in social psychology, D.L. Hamilton, P.G. Devine and T.M. Ostrom; a personal perspective on social cognition, R.P. Abelson; impression formation - from recitals to symphonie fantastique, J.-P. Leyens and S.T. Fiske; social cognition contributions to attribution theory and research, E.R. Smith; the role of trait constructs in person perception - a historical perspective, R.S. Wyer Jr and A.J. Lambert; social cognition of the self, P.W. Linville and D.E. Carlston; the cognitive foundations of attitudes - it's a wonderful construct, T.M. Ostrom, J.J. Skowronski and A. Nowak; the social cognition analysis of social influence - contributions to the understanding of persuasion and conformity, D.M. Mackie and J.J. Skelly; social cognition and the study of stereotyping, S.J. Stroessner and D.M. Driscoll; prejudice and prejudice reduction - classic challenges, contemporary approaches, M.J. Monteith, J.R. Zuwerink and P.G. Devine; cognitive processes and intergroup relations - a historical perspective, M. Rothbart and S. Lewis.