Social Psychology - Softcover

Myers, David; Abell, Jackie; Kolstad, Arnulf; Sani, Fabio

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0077121783 ISBN 13: 9780077121785

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Europe, Middle East & Africa, 2010

Synopsis

This first European edition of Social Psychology builds on the factually rigorous and intellectually provocative work of the original US book to offer a comprehensive discussion of one of the most captivating, dynamic and popular areas of psychology.

Thoroughly revised and updated to include the most up to date research from Europe, North America as well as more International research, this book serves to help us answer many fundamental and intriguing questions about our selves and those who surround us, including:

• How does thinking – both conscious and unconscious – drive our behaviour?
• What leads people sometimes to hurt and sometimes to help one another?
• What fosters group unity, cohesion and mutual influence?

This book will help you study this exciting discipline and help you find answers to these and other questions. This text has been written for the student, to be accessible and interesting, helping them to expand their understanding and motivate them to enquire and analyze as they study.

Key Features Include:

• Examples of European and international research drawn from both classic and contemporary studies
• The Inside Story: these first person essays provide students with insights into what motivated various social psychologists to study certain questions and phenomena
• Focus On: This feature gives students an in-depth exploration of a topic presented in the text
• Research Close-Up: This feature offers in-depth looks at scientific explorations of fascinating questions. They provide students with a detailed understanding of how social psychologists use various research methods to explore puzzling questions and reveal important insights

A range of other key features are also being retained for this edition, including margin definitions, chapter outlines and summing up sections.

New to this edition:

• New Chapter: This edition includes a completely new chapter on Social Categorization and Social Identity
• New Chapter: This edition includes a completely new chapter on Methods and Conceptual Issues
• Expanded Terror Management Theory coverage

An Online Learning Centre accompanies this book and provides the following resources:

For Lecturers:

• PowerPoint Presentations
• Lecture and Discussion Ideas
• Assignment Ideas
• Film and Video Suggestions
• Image Bank

For Students:

• Self Test Questions
• Weblinks

Course-wide:

• Glossary
• Swedish Glossary
• Norwegian Glossary
• Social Sense (videos)

Visit the Online Learning Centre at: www.mcgraw-hill.co.uk/textbooks/myers

About this title

About the Author:

David Myers is the John Dirk Werkman Professor of Psychology at Hope College where he has taught for the past 30 years.  David Myers' love of teaching psychology has been rewarded by students on many occasions with numerous Outstanding Professor awards.  An award-winning researcher, Dr. Myers received the Gordon Allport Prize from Division 9 of the American Psychological Association for his work on group polarization.  His scientific articles have appeared in more than two dozen journals, including Science, American Scientist, Psychological Bulletin, and Psychological Science.  He has served his discipline as consulting editor to the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology and the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Europe, Middle East & Africa
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0077121783
• ISBN 13: 9780077121785
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 864