Book Description:

Now in a completely revised and expanded second edition, this authoritative handbook reviews the breadth of current knowledge on the psychological processes that underlie social behavior. Leading investigators identify core principles that have emerged from the study of biological systems, social cognition, goals and strivings, interpersonal interactions, and group and cultural dynamics. State-of-the-science theories, methods, and findings are explained, and important directions for future research are highlighted. More than an update, this edition is virtually a new book. Many more chapters are included, and significant advances in social cognitive neuroscience, motivational psychology, and other areas are incorporated throughout. A new section addresses implications for applied domains, such as clinical psychology, health, and consumer behavior.

Table of Contents

Part I: Biological System.

Caporael, Evolutionary Theory for Social and Cultural Psychology.

Blascovich, Seery, Visceral and Somatic Indexes of Social Psychological Constructs: History, Principles, Propositions, and Case Studies.

Ochsner, Social Cognitive Neuroscience: Historical Development, Core Principles, and Future Promise.

Part II: Cognitive System.

Dunning, Prediction: The Inside View.

Roese, Sherman, Expectancy.

Kruglanski, Sleeth-Keppler, The Principles of Social Judgment.

Andersen, Moscowitz, Blair, Nosek, Automatic Thought.

Fiedler, Information Ecology and the Explanation of Social Cognition and Behavior.

Förster, Liberman, Knowledge Activation.

Hilton, Causal Explanation: From Social Perception to Knowledge-Based Causal Attribution.

Petty, Briñol, Tormala, Wegener, The Role of Metacognition in Social Judgment.

Wyer, Jr. Principles of Mental Representation.

Biernat, Eidelman, Standards.

Shafir, Decisions Constructed Locally: Some Fundamental Principles of the Psychology of Decision Making.

Liberman, Trope, Stephan, Psychological Distance.

Part III: Personal Motivational System.

Schwarz, Clore, Feelings and Phenomenal Experiences.

Strack, Deutsch, The Role of Impulse in Social Behavior.

Oyserman, Social Identity and Self-Regulation.

Higgins, Value. Pittman, Zeigler, Basic Human Needs.

Fishbach, Ferguson, The Goal Construct in Social Psychology.

Baumeister, Schmeichel, Vohs, Self-Regulation and the Executive Function: The Self as Controlling Agent.

Van Lange, De Cremer, Van Dijk, Van Vugt, Self-Interest and Beyond: Basic Principles of Social Interaction.

Part IV: Interpersonal System.

Maio, Haddock, Attitude Change.

Simpson, Foundations of Interpersonal Trust.

DeDreu, Beersma, Steinel, Van Kleef, The Psychology of Negotiation: Principles and Basic Processes.

Semin, Grounding Communication: Synchrony.

Shaver, Mikulincer, Attachment Theory and Research: Core Concepts, Basic Principles, Conceptual Bridges.

Fiske, Berdahl, Social Power.

Part V: Group and Cultural System.

Brewer, The Social Psychology of Intergroup Relations: Social Categorization, Ingroup Bias, and Outgroup Prejudice.

Hogg, Social Psychology of Leadership.

Vallacher, Nowak, Dynamical Social Psychology: Finding Order in the Flow of Human Experience.

Levine, Kerr, Inclusion and Exclusion: Implications for Group Processes.

Chiu, Hong, Cultural Processes: Basic Principles.

Part VI: Applications of Social Psychology.

Tyler, Jost, Psychology and the Law: Reconciling Normative and Descriptive Accounts of Social Justice and System Legitimacy.

Rothman, Salovey, The Reciprocal Relation between Principles and Practice: Social Psychology and Health Behavior.

Strauman, Costanzo, Jones, McLean, Merrill, Contributions of Social Psychology to Clinical Psychology: Three Views of a Research Frontier.

Johnson, Pham, Johar, Consumer Behavior and Marketing.

Tetlock, Psychology and Politics: The Challenges of Integrating Levels of Analysis in Social Science.

Thompson, Pozner, Organizational Behavior. Snyder, Omoto, Social Action.