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Exploring social psychology/ David G. Myers

By: Myers, David GMaterial type: Text

TextSeries: McGraw-Hill series in social psychologyPublication details: New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994Description: xiv, 428 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 0070442967Subject(s): Social psychologyDDC classification: 302

Contents:

Part 1 Introducing social psychology: doing social psychology; did you know it all along? Part 2 Social thinking: intuition - the power and limits of our inner knowing; reasons for unreason; clinical intuition - the perils of psychologizing; the fundamental attribution error; a new look at pride; the power of positive thinking; behaviour and belief; who is miserable, and why?; who is happy, and why? Part 3 Social influence: east meets west - individualism, collectivism, and communitarianism; gender and genes; how nice people get corrupted; two routes to persuasion; indoctrination and innoculation; the mere presence of others; many hands make diminished responsibility; doing together what we would never do alone; how groups intensify decisions; power to the person. Part 4 Social relations: the dislike of diversity; the roots of prejudice; the nature and nurture of aggression; do the media influence social behaviour?; who likes whom?; the ups and downs of love; when do people help?; causes of conflict; blessed are the peacemakers; big ideas.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	302 MYE/E (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P05246

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Part 1 Introducing social psychology: doing social psychology; did you know it all along?

Part 2 Social thinking: intuition - the power and limits of our inner knowing; reasons for unreason; clinical intuition - the perils of psychologizing; the fundamental attribution error; a new look at pride; the power of positive thinking; behaviour and belief; who is miserable, and why?; who is happy, and why?

Part 3 Social influence: east meets west - individualism, collectivism, and communitarianism; gender and genes; how nice people get corrupted; two routes to persuasion; indoctrination and innoculation; the mere presence of others; many hands make diminished responsibility; doing together what we would never do alone; how groups intensify decisions; power to the person.

Part 4 Social relations: the dislike of diversity; the roots of prejudice; the nature and nurture of aggression; do the media influence social behaviour?; who likes whom?; the ups and downs of love; when do people help?; causes of conflict; blessed are the peacemakers; big ideas.

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