Social Psychology - With Cd - 8th edition

Summary: David Myers' Social Psychology continues to set the standard by which other Social Psychology texts are judged. Its renowned author's engaging writing style and unique, intimate voice make the text compelling without being simplistic. The organization logically moves the student through the study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another, with an appropriate balance of basic research and application. This edition features additional contemporary ...show more research, supplemented by video clips and vignettes that demonstrate social psychology's relevance.

New to This Edition

• The 8th edition is significantly revised and edited. It boasts more than 500 new citations and more than 30% new photos. In addition, original figures have been created to provide visual representations of important concepts.
• "The Story Behind the Research" feature, formerly "The Story Behind a Classic Theory" offers interviews with classic researchers and has been expanded to highlight contemporary, cutting-edge researchers.
• This edition begins with a new section, "Big Ideas in Social Psychology", covering overarching themes as laid out in the book's parts.
• "Focus On" boxes have been updated to emphasize news and current events related to topics in social psychology, as well as the real life role of social psychology.
• Packaged free with the text, the Social Sense CD-ROM includes short video outtakes from interviews with researchers, which elaborate on studies detailed within the text or provide new insight into famous researchers' lives, as well as multiple-choice questions for each chapter. These clips are from The Discovery Channel Education, as well as other McGraw-Hill sources. The CD-ROM also includes multiple choice quiz questions for each chapter.

Edition/Copyright: 8TH 05
Cover: Hardback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company
Published: 07/30/2004

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Chapter 1: Introducing Social Psychology

Part 1: Social Thinking

Chapter 2: The Self in a Social World
Chapter 3: Social Beliefs and Judgments
Chapter 4: Behavior and Attitudes

Part 2: Social Influence

Chapter 5: Genes, Culture, and Gender
Chapter 6: Conformity
Chapter 7: Persuasion
Chapter 8: Group Influence

Part 3: Social Relations

Chapter 9: Prejudice: Disliking Others
Chapter 10: Aggression: Hurting Others
Chapter 11: Attraction and Intimacy: Liking and Loving Others
Chapter 12: Helping
Chapter 13: Conflict and Peacemaking

Part 4: Applying Social Psychology

Chapter 14: Social Psychology in the Clinic
Chapter 15: Social Psychology in Court
Chapter 16: Social Psychology and the Sustainable Future

Epilogue
Glossary
References
Acknowledgments
Name Index
Subject Index

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