Social perception from individuals to groups / edited by Steven J. Stroessner, Jeffrey W. Sherman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stroessner, Steven J., editor.

Sherman, Jeffrey W., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social perception.

Physical Description:

pages cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Psychology Press, 2015.

Summary:

This volume focuses on social perception, the processing of information about people. The issue has always been central to social psychology, and this book brings together literatures that in large part have been separated by the nature of the social target that is involved. Historically, research on person perception developed quite independently from research involving perceptions of groups. Whereas the former research generally focused on the cognitive processes involved in forming impressions of individuals, research on group perception examined the content of stereotypes and the conditions under which they are used in social judgment. There has been been little overlap in the theories and methods of these subfields, and different researchers were central in each. The chapters in this book highlight research and theorizing about social perception, exploring the processes involved in social perception from persons to groups. Some chapters describe work that was originally developed in person perception but is being extended to understanding groups. Other chapters illustrate how some processes studied in the domain of stereotyping also affect perceptions of individual persons. Finally, other chapters focus on variables that affect perceptions and judgments of both individuals and groups, providing opportunities for greater recognition of the common set of factors that are central to all types of social perception. The groundbreaking book highlights the research contributions of David L. Hamilton, whose research has played a central role in uniting these previously independent areas of research. It provides essential reading for upper-level courses on social cognition or social perception and could also serve as an auxiliary text in courses on interpersonal perception/relations and courses on stereotyping/intergroup relations. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Introduction 1

1 Social Perception From Individuals to Groups: An Introduction / Jeffrey W. Sherman Sherman, Jeffrey W., Steven J. Stroessner Stroessner, Steven J. 3

2 Dave and Me: A History of Our Collaboration / Steven J. Sherman Sherman, Steven J. 8

Part II Perceiving Persons: Impression Formation 27

3 The Mental Representation of Persons, Events, and Behavioral Mindsets / Robert S. Wyer Jr. Wyer, Robert S., Jr. 29

4 Causes and Causal Attributions: Questions Raised by Dave Hamilton and Spontaneous Trait Inferences / James S. Uleman Uleman, James S. 52

5 From Idiosyncratic Impressions to Distributed Impressions of Others: A Case for Collaborative Person Memory / Leonel Garcia-Marques Garcia-Marques, Leonel, Margarida Vaz Garrido Garrido, Margarida Vaz 71

Part III Perceiving Persons and Groups: Processes in Impression Formation and Stereotyping 91

6 When Literatures Collide: Synergies Between Stereotyping and Impression Formation / Donal E. Carlston Carlston, Donal E., Erica D. Schneid Schneid, Erica D. 93

7 Variations on a Theme: Attentional Processes in Group and Individual Perception / Jeffrey W. Sherman Sherman, Jeffrey W., Lisa M. Huang Huang, Lisa M., Dario L.M. Sacchi Sacchi, Dario L.M. 125

8 Two (or More?) Cognitive Approaches to Stereotype Formation: Biased or Reality Based? / Russell Spears Spears, Russell, Wolfgang Stroebe Stroebe, Wolfgang 141

Part IV Perceiving Groups: Entitativity 159

9 Motivated Entitativity: When We'd Rather See the Forest Than the Trees / Marilynn B. Brewer Brewer, Marilynn B. 161

10 Inferring Group Traits and Group Goals: A Unified Approach to Social Perception / Steven J. Stroessner Stroessner, Steven J., Carol S. Dweck Dweck, Carol S. 177

11 Generalization Processes in Collective Responsibility and Intergroup Conflict / Brian Lickel Lickel, Brian, Mayuko Onuki Onuki, Mayuko 197

12 Essentialism in Language: Plagiarizing David Hamilton / Anne Maass Maass, Anne, Andrea Carnaghi Carnaghi, Andrea, Tamara Rakic Rakic, Tamara 213.

ISBN:

9781138837898

113883789X

1138837903

9781138837904

OCLC:

898154055