Social Psychology 3/e

Dr. Thomas Heinzen, at William Paterson University of New Jersey, is proudest that he has mentored more than 60 student presentations and published research. He has been a keynote speaker at a variety of teaching-related conferences, including NITOP, Rocky Mountain Teaching of Psychology, and the Association for Psychological Science about his book on Clever Hans and facilitated communication. He has been elected as a fellow to the Eastern Psychological Association, to the Association for Psychological Science, and to Division 1 of the American Psychological Association. He has also been an invited speaker at several technology conferences to discuss how to apply principles of game design to social problems such as improving rates of college completion. Students have honored him with a variety of awards that range from being the winning lab in an egg-tossing contest to numerous recognitions from the Psychology Club. Dr. Wind Goodfriend has been named Faculty of the Year three times in her 19 years as a professor at Buena Vista University. This distinction is the result of an all-student vote, and her General Psychology course was chosen as the "Most Recommended" individual class in the entire university by the BVU newspaper. She has also won the Wythe Award, one of the largest collegiate teaching prizes in the nation. She has written over a dozen book chapters about psychology in pop culture, four textbooks for Sage, three Audible audiobooks about psychology, dozens of peer-reviewed journal articles, and has published over 30 journal articles featuring her undergraduate students as the first author. She also wrote and "starred" in a docuseries about the psychology of cult manipulation for The Great Courses. Wind won the 2023 Undergraduate Teaching & Mentoring Award from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Dr. Gary W. Lewandowski Jr. started college right after high school and loved it so much he never left. As a professor at Monmouth University, he has published over 70 academic books/articles/chapters and given over 120 conference presentations (most with student coauthors). He is a nationally recognized teacher who the Princeton Review counted as its Best 300 Professors from an initial list of 42,000. He has won teaching awards everywhere he has taught. He has given a TEDx talk, Break-ups Don't Have to Leave You Broken, which has over 2.6 million views, and has written over 150 articles for mass media outlets that have been enjoyed by over 8 million readers. He has also written a research methods textbook and authored Stronger Than You Think: The 10 Blind Spots That Undermine Your Relationship . . . and How to See Past Them.

Preface About the Authors Chapter 1: An Introduction to Social Psychology What Is Social Psychology? What Are Some Big Questions Within Social Psychology? How Can Social Psychology Make My Life Better Now? Chapter Summary Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application Key Terms Chapter 2: Research Methods How Do Social Psychologists Design Studies? How Do Experiments Work in Social Psychology? How Can I Recognize Trustworthy Research? Chapter Summary Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application Key Terms Chapter 3: The Social Self How Do We Understand the "Self"? How Do We Know the Self Is Social? Are We Honest About Ourselves? Chapter Summary Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application Key Terms Chapter 4: Social Cognition How Do We Think? Why Are There Flaws in Our Mental Machinery? Where Does Intuition Come From-and Can We Trust It? Chapter Summary Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application Key Terms Chapter 5: Person Perception What Happens During and After Forming First Impressions? How Do We Explain Other People's Behavior? Why Do We Misjudge One Another? Chapter Summary Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application Key Terms Chapter 6: Attitudes and Persuasion What Are Attitudes and Where Do They Come From? Do Attitudes Predict Behavior? How Do Attitudes Change? Chapter Summary Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application Key Terms Chapter 7: Social Influence: Conformity, Social Roles, and Obedience What Types of Social Influence Exist? What Social Forces Compel Conformity? How Do Social Roles and Obedience to Authority Influence Us? Chapter Summary Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application Key Terms Chapter 8: Group Processes Why Are Groups So Important to Us? How Do Groups Influence Individual Performance? How Can Individuals Influence Groups? Chapter Summary Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application Key Terms Chapter 9: Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination Why Do We Keep Using Stereotypes? How Do Stereotypes Turn Into Prejudice? How Can We Reduce Prejudice and Discrimination? Chapter Summary Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application Key Terms Chapter 10: Helping and Prosocial Behavior What Motivates People to Help Others, in General? Why Are Some People More Helpful Than Others? What Circumstances Make Helping More or Less Likely? Chapter Summary Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application Key Terms Chapter 11: Aggression What Is Aggression? Why Are Humans Aggressive? How Can We Manage or Reduce Aggression? Chapter Summary Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application Key Terms Chapter 12: Intimate Relationships What Causes Attraction? How Do We Decide to Commit to a Particular Relationship? How Do Gender and Culture Influence Relationships? Chapter Summary Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application Key Terms Applied Mini-Chapters A: Social Psychology and Sports What Is Sport Psychology? What Is Fan Psychology? Key Terms B: Social Psychology of Law and the Courtroom How Do Psychology and Law Fit Together? What Do Social Psychologists Know About False Confessions and Eyewitness Testimony? Key Terms C: Social Psychology and Relationship Violence What Does Relationship Violence Look Like? How Can Survivors Heal and Move Forward? Key Terms D: Social Psychology and Cult Indoctrination What Makes a Group Qualify as a "Cult"? How Do Cults Recruit and Exploit People? Key Terms E: Social Psychology of Stress and Health How Do Environmental Stressors Influence Health? How Can Social Psychology Improve Medical Adherence? Key Terms F: Social Psychology: The Joy of a Sustainable Environment What Are Threshold Effects? How Can Social Psychologists Contribute to a Sustainable Environment? Key Terms G: Social Psychology and Happiness: Positive Psychology What Is Positive Psychology? How Is Positive Psychology Changing? Key Terms References Glossary Subject Index

This text is my favorite social psychology text I've encountered. The text is written in a conversational, accessible style that conveys to students that this is a field that is interesting and applicable to their everyday lives. -- April Dye * Pre pub Review * I love the book's focus on research and critical thinking throughout each chapter! -- Julie Prosser * Pre pub Review * My students love how engaging and applied this textbook is with its activities, examples, various applied mini chapters at the end, accompanying case studies workbook with discussion questions, etc. It provides good depth of coverage in terms of research, key terms and theories, while the tone is conversational and accessible. Students say they actually enjoy reading it! -- Dr. Anomi G. Bearden * Pre pub Review *