Social Psychology
Revisiting the Classic Studies
3rd Edition
Published on 2. May 2026
376 pages
978-1-0362-0172-2 (ISBN)
Description
Social Psychology: Revisiting the Classic Studies critically reflects upon 17 of the most influential social psychology papers ever published and examines their continued relevance in today's world.
For this edition, there are new chapters on countering misinformation, crowd behaviour and gender stereotypes and all of the material has been revised to further demonstrate the capacity of social psychology to be self-reflective and self-correcting.
Revisiting the Classic Studies is a series that introduces readers to the studies in psychology that changed the way we think about core topics in the discipline today. It provokes students to ask more interesting and challenging questions about the field by encouraging a deeper level of engagement with both the studies themselves and with the nature of their contribution. Edited by leading scholars in their field and written by researchers at the cutting edge of these developments, every chapter of these books provides details of the original works and their theoretical and empirical impact.
For this edition, there are new chapters on countering misinformation, crowd behaviour and gender stereotypes and all of the material has been revised to further demonstrate the capacity of social psychology to be self-reflective and self-correcting.
Revisiting the Classic Studies is a series that introduces readers to the studies in psychology that changed the way we think about core topics in the discipline today. It provokes students to ask more interesting and challenging questions about the field by encouraging a deeper level of engagement with both the studies themselves and with the nature of their contribution. Edited by leading scholars in their field and written by researchers at the cutting edge of these developments, every chapter of these books provides details of the original works and their theoretical and empirical impact.
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Edition
Third Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
SAGE Publishing (Digital)
Target group
College/higher education
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Reflowable
File size
3,94 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-0362-0172-2 (9781036201722)
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Persons
Joanne R. Smith is Head of Department of Psychology at the University of Exeter and a Professor of Social Psychology. S Alexander Haslam (Alex Haslam) is Professor of Psychology and Australian Laureate Fellow at the University of Queensland. Together with colleagues, he has written and edited 15 books and over 300 research articles and chapters. His most recent books are The New Psychology of Leadership: Identity, Influence and Power (with Steve Reicher and Michael Platow, 2nd ed. 2020) and Social Psychology: Revisiting the Classic Studies (edited with Joanne Smith, 2nd ed. 2017). He is former Chief Editor of the European Journal of Social Psychology and former President of the Psychology Section of the British Science Association. He is a recipient of the European Association of Social Psychology's Kurt Lewin Medal for research excellence, and the International Society of Political Psychology's Nevitt Sanford Award for contributions to political psychology. He has also received awards for distinguished contributions to psychological science from both the British Psychology Society and the Australian Psychology Society. In 2022 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia "for significant service to higher education, particularly psychology, through research and mentoring".
Content
Chapter 1: Social Facilitation and Social Loafing: Revisiting Triplett's Competition Studies - Steven J. Karau and Kipling D. Williams
Chapter 2: Attitudes and Behavior: Revisiting LaPiere's Hospitality Study - Joanne R. Smith and Deborah J. Terry
Chapter 3: Cognitive Dissonance: Revisiting Festinger's End of the World Study - Joel Cooper
Chapter 4: Norm Formation: Revisiting Sherif's Autokinetic Illusion Studies - Dominic Abrams and John M. Levine
Chapter 5: Conformity: Revisiting Asch's Line-judgment Studies - Jolanda Jetten and Matthew J. Hornsey
Chapter 6: Obedience: Revisiting Milgram's Shock Experiments - Stephen Reicher and S. Alexander Haslam
Chapter 7: Tyranny: Revisiting Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment - S. Alexander Haslam and Stephen Reicher
Chapter 8: Intergroup Relations and Conflict: Revisiting Sherif's Boys' Camp Studies - Michael J. Platow and John A. Hunter
Chapter 9: Discrimination: Revisiting Tajfel's Minimal Group Studies - Russell Spears and Sabine Otten
Chapter 10: Countering misinformation: Revisiting McGuire's Inoculation Studies - Sander van der Linden
Chapter 11: Group decision making: Revisiting Janis's Groupthink Study - Nick D. Ungson, Dominic J. Packer, and Karleigh Groves
Chapter 12: Helping in Emergencies: Revisiting Latane and Darley's Bystander Studies - Mark Levine and Richard Philpot
Chapter 13: Promoting Positive Intergroup Relations: Revisiting Aronson's Jigsaw Classroom Study - John F. Dovidio and Elif G. Ikizer
Chapter 14: Crowd Behavior: Revisiting Reicher's St Paul's Riot Study - John Drury
Chapter 15: Stereotype Formation: Revisiting Hamilton and Gifford's Illusory Correlation Studies - Craig McGarty
Chapter 16: Gender Stereotypes: Revisiting Eagly and Steffen's Social Role Studies - Miriam K. Zehnter and Michelle K. Ryan
Chapter 17: Stereotypes and Performance: Revisiting Steele and Aronson's Stereotype Threat Experiments - Toni Schmader and Chad Forbes
Chapter 2: Attitudes and Behavior: Revisiting LaPiere's Hospitality Study - Joanne R. Smith and Deborah J. Terry
Chapter 3: Cognitive Dissonance: Revisiting Festinger's End of the World Study - Joel Cooper
Chapter 4: Norm Formation: Revisiting Sherif's Autokinetic Illusion Studies - Dominic Abrams and John M. Levine
Chapter 5: Conformity: Revisiting Asch's Line-judgment Studies - Jolanda Jetten and Matthew J. Hornsey
Chapter 6: Obedience: Revisiting Milgram's Shock Experiments - Stephen Reicher and S. Alexander Haslam
Chapter 7: Tyranny: Revisiting Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment - S. Alexander Haslam and Stephen Reicher
Chapter 8: Intergroup Relations and Conflict: Revisiting Sherif's Boys' Camp Studies - Michael J. Platow and John A. Hunter
Chapter 9: Discrimination: Revisiting Tajfel's Minimal Group Studies - Russell Spears and Sabine Otten
Chapter 10: Countering misinformation: Revisiting McGuire's Inoculation Studies - Sander van der Linden
Chapter 11: Group decision making: Revisiting Janis's Groupthink Study - Nick D. Ungson, Dominic J. Packer, and Karleigh Groves
Chapter 12: Helping in Emergencies: Revisiting Latane and Darley's Bystander Studies - Mark Levine and Richard Philpot
Chapter 13: Promoting Positive Intergroup Relations: Revisiting Aronson's Jigsaw Classroom Study - John F. Dovidio and Elif G. Ikizer
Chapter 14: Crowd Behavior: Revisiting Reicher's St Paul's Riot Study - John Drury
Chapter 15: Stereotype Formation: Revisiting Hamilton and Gifford's Illusory Correlation Studies - Craig McGarty
Chapter 16: Gender Stereotypes: Revisiting Eagly and Steffen's Social Role Studies - Miriam K. Zehnter and Michelle K. Ryan
Chapter 17: Stereotypes and Performance: Revisiting Steele and Aronson's Stereotype Threat Experiments - Toni Schmader and Chad Forbes
