Invitation to Social Psychology

Organized around the theme of self-censorship -- the disconnect between what people privately think or feel and how they act publicly -- this brief seven-chapter text introduces students to social psychology by focusing on the field's most interesting studies and real-world applications. An INVITATION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY contains high-interest studies that will engage students as they convey how social psychologists think about social life. Dale Miller shows that the common and extreme forms of social behavior are more alike than unlike. With an emphasis on social interaction in everyday situations, he makes connections to students' lives as if to say "we've all been in this situation."

AN INVITATION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY covers fewer studies but in considerably more detail than a traditional introductory text. It includes textured descriptions, so students come away with a deeper understanding of the core methodologies used by social psychologists to understand the world from a social psychological perspective. Miller achieves the balance of crafting a social psychology text that is valuable to instructors, while at the same time interesting and fun for students. Miller's text can be used as either a core or supplemental text in an introductory or advanced social psychology course.

Features

• An appendix contains a Research Summary Table for each chapter, and presents the nearly 70 experiments and social psychology topics and concepts that Miller discusses in the book. A wonderful reference for students and professors alike, the table contains the name and citation of each study, the key concept, and the key finding.
• The "Summing Up" section provides a summary of the chapter, and the "Chapter Review" tests students' knowledge of the material.
• Through the "Going Beyond the Chapter" critical thinking questions, students evaluate, analyze and apply the information in each chapter.
• Miller has been class tested at several schools, and instructor and student feedback has been incorporated.