The psychology of the Internet /
Patricia Wallace.
- Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
- xi, 264 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1 THE INTERNET IN A PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTEXT 1 Environments of the Internet: A Taxonomy 4 Language on the Net 9 Empowering Internet Users 12 2 YOUR ONLINE PERSONA: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF IMPRESSION FORMATION 14 Warm and Cold Impressions 15 The Chilly Internet 15 The Socioemotional Thaw 18 Impression Formation Shortcuts 19 Person Types and Categories 21 Beyond Age and Gender 24 Social Cognition and Categories 25 The Rhythms of Impression Formation 26 Online, Onstage: Impression Management on the Internet 28 Online Self-Descriptions 30 The Home Page Advantage 31 Focus on Self Making that Keyboard Work Harder 36 3 ONLINE MASKS AND MASQUERADES 38 The Origins of Role Play 40 Leakage on the Internet 41 Role Play Danger Areas 44 Identity Experiments in the Internet Laboratory 47 The Dupes in the Experiment 49 Detecting Deceit, Offline and On 50 Deceit and Suspicion: Dance Partners 51 Pros and Cons of the Internet's Identity Lab 53 GROUP DYNAMICS IN CYBERSPACE 55 "Groupness" 55 Conformity 59 Conforming on the Net 62 The Sign on the Door 64 The Arched Brow 66 In Search of the Leviathan 69 Experimenting with the Leviathan On a Social MUD 71 Group Polarization 73 Polarization on the Net 76 Finding Others of Like Mind 79 Virtual Work Groups 80 The Biased Dicussion in Online Workgroups 81 Minority Opinions in Online Workgroups 82 Workgroups and Electronic Brainstorming 83 Developing Trust in Virtual Teams 84 INTERGROUP CONFLICT AND COOPERATION 88 The Robbers Cave Experiments 89 Intergroup Rivalries on the Internet Games 91 Player Types and Motivations 96 Ingroups on the Internet 99 "Expert-ism" 101 Global Villagers: Are We a Group? 103 Internet Group Power 105 FLAMING AND FIGHTING: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF AGGRESSION ON THE NET 110 Born to Fight? Ill Frustration and Aggression 112 The World Wide Wait 113 The Hair Trigger 116 Retaliation 117 In the Eye of the Beholder: When Is a Flame a Flame? 119 Lab and Field Studies of Flaming 120 Reproaches 122 Over-Retaliation 123 Anonymity and Physical Distance 124 The #$@@!!!& Software 127 Catharsis: Is Letting Off Steam Good for You? 129 Aggression: Internet Style 130 7 LIKING AND LOVING ON THE NET: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF INTERPERSONAL ATTRACTION 133 Who Makes Friends Online? 134 The Nature of Online Relationships 135 The Magnet of Physical Attractiveness 136 Attractiveness in the Dark 138 Proximity: Who's Next Door on the Net? 139 Birds of a Feather, Flocking on the Internet 141 Complementary Relationships 143 The "You Like Me, I Like You, You Like Me More" Spiral 144 When the Spiral Spins Down 145 Humor 142 Self-Disclosure 1^^ Enhancing Real Life Romance on the Internet 151 Virtual Passion 1^2 Roses on the Net 1^^ 8 PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF INTERNET PORNOGRAPHY 157 Sensationalizing Cyberporn 157 But What Is Really Out There? 159 Psychological Aspects of Pornography 161 Aggressive and Violent Pornography 163 Views From the Internet 165 Checking IDs 162 How Much Should We Worry? 169 9 THE INTERNET AS A TIME SINK 121 Locus of Control 123 Section 2 125 The Online Auction 122 The Internet's Addictive Properties 128 What Is So Compelling About the Internet? 181 The Psychology of Addiction in Synchronous Psychological Spaces 132 Life at the Palace Newbie Disease? Naming the Affliction: Addiction? Ovemse? Self-indulgence? 10 ALTRUISM ON THE NET: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF HELPING 190 Random Acts of Kindness: Internet Style 190 By the Numbers Let Someone Else Take Care of It 194 Numbers on the Net 1^^ Who Helps Whom? 1^® People Like Us Asking For Help on the Net 201 The Internet's Support Networks 204 Support For Stigmatized Groups 205 How May I Help You? 206 11 GENDER ISSUES ON THE NET 208 Male and Female: Not Opposite Sexes 208 Gender and Language Language and Power Interaction Styles The Leap to Cyberspace: Are We Typing in Pink and Blue? Adapting to the Male Majority 217 Stereotypes and Perceptions 218 The New Battlefield for the War Between the Sexes 219 Women-Only and Men-Only Groups 222 Gender IDs in the Games A Hostile World for Women 225 Legal Aspects of Online Harassment and Threats 227 The Mr.Bungle Affair 230 Gender Issues on the Frontier 232 12 NURTURING LIFE ON THE INTERNET 233 Technological Determinism Revisited 234 A Perfect Place For Conspiracies 236 The Metadiscussion Anonymity and Accountability 239 The Tragedy of the Electronic Commons 242 oin Oil Trust and Grassroots E-Commerce 244 Encouraging Critical Thinking 245 Providing Guidance 246 Rewards on the Internet 249 Psychology of the Internet: The Next Generation 251