Advances in experimental social psychology. Volume 30 / edited by Mark P. Zanna.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zanna, Mark P.

Series:

Advances in experimental social psychology ; 30.

Advances in experimental social psychology ; 30

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social psychology.

Social psychology--Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (413 p.)

Place of Publication:

San Diego : Academic Press, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Advances in Experimental Social Psychology continues to be one of the most sought after and most often cited series in this field. Containing contributions of major empirical and theoretical interest, this series represents the best and the brightest in new research, theory, and practice in social psychology.

Contents:

Front Cover; Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, Volume 30; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1. Promotion and Prevention: Regulatory Focus as a Motivational Principle; I. Introduction; II. Ideals and Oughts as Motivationally Distinct Desired End States; III. Regulatory Focus and Its Relation to Ideal and Ought Self-Regulation; IV. Situational Variability in Regulatory Focus; V. Promotion and Prevention Strategic Differences; VI. General Conclusions; References; Chapter 2. The Other "Authoritarian Personality"; I. The Submissive Personality; II. The Dominant Personality

ReferencesChapter 3. Person Perception Comes of Age: The Salience and Significance of Age in Social Judgments; I. Introduction; II. Identifying Age from Physical Cues; III. Categorization and Differential Treatment Based on Age; IV. Impression Formation and Age-Overgeneralization Effects; V. The Contribution of Age-Related Physical Cues to Social Stereotypes; VI. Social and Psychological Outcomes of Age-Overgeneralization Effects; VII. Age and Self-Identity; VIII. The Relative Impact of Age on Social Judgments; IX. Conclusions; References; Chapter 4. On the Perception of Social Consensus

I. The Historical Roots of Research on ProjectionII. Projection as False Consensus; III. Projection as Induction; IV. Projection as Egocentrism; V. Projection in Social Context; VI. Conclusions; References; Chapter 5. Prejudice and Stereotyping in Everyday Communication; I. Communication to and about Outgroups Reflects How They Are Cognitively Represented; II. Communication about Outgroups Often Includes Efforts To Appear Nonprejudiced; III. Communication about Outgroups and Affirms Shared Ounderstanding about Them

IV. Communication about Outgroups Influences Both Communicatiors and ReceiversV. Conclusion; References; Chapter 6. Situated Optimism: Specific Outcome Expectancies and Self-Regulation; I. Introduction; II . Conceptual and Empirical Foundations: The Expressions and Causes of Optimistic Expectations; Ill. Understanding :he Consequences: The Dilemma of Unrealistic Optimism; IV. Resolving the Dilemma of Unrealistic Optimism; V. Summary and Conceptual Issues; References; Index; Contents of Other Volumes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-72471-8

9786611724719

0-08-056744-4

OCLC:

476213192