Experiments with people : revelations from social psychology / Kurt P. Frey and Aiden P. Gregg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frey, Kurt P., author.

Gregg, Aiden P., author.

Contributor:

Abelson, Robert P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social psychology--Experiments.

Social psychology.

Physical Description:

vi, 266 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.

Summary:

This book showcases 28 intriguing social psychological experiments that have significantly advanced our understanding of human social thinking and behavior. Each chapter focuses on the details and implications of a single study, while citing related research and real-life examples along the way. All the chapters are fully self-contained, allowing them to be read in any order without loss of coherence. This second edition contains a number of new studies and, together with its lively, conversational tone, it makes an ideal text for courses in social psychology, introductory psychology, or research design. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Going Along to Get Along: Conforming to Group Norms 5

2 Clashing Cognitions: When Actions Prompt Attitudes 15

3 Baptism of Fire: When Suffering Leads to Liking 26

4 Just Following Orders: A Shocking Demonstration of Obedience to Authority 34

5 "Who, Me?": The Failure of Bystanders to Intervene in Emergencies 45

6 Of Roaches and Men: Social Enhancement and Inhibition of Performance 54

7 Us and Them: Discrimination on the Basis of Trivial Social Categorization 61

8 The Sauntering Samaritan: When Context Conquers Character 69

9 Taking the Magic Out of the Markers: The Hidden Cost of Rewards 76

10 The Burglar's Situation: Actor-Observer Differences in Explaining Behavior 85

11 We're Number One!: Basking in Others' Glory 94

12 Hooded Hoodlums: The Role of Deindividuation in Antisocial Behavior 102

13 Familiarity Breeds Liking: The Endearing Effects of Mere Exposure 109

14 Strangers to Ourselves: The Shortcomings of Introspection 117

15 What Did You Expect?: The Behavioral Confirmation of the Physical Attractiveness Stereotype 126

16 The Calvinist's Conundrum: Unconsciously Engineering Good Omens 135

17 Believing Is Seeing: Partisan Perceptions of Media Bias 143

18 Love Thy Neighbor or Thyself?: Empathy as a Source of Altruism 153

19 When Two Become One: Expanding the Self to Include the Other 162

20 The Eye Is Quicker Than the Mind: Believing Precedes Disbelieving 172

21 Mythical Memories: Reconstructing the Past in the Present 181

22 Pitfalls of Purpose: Ironic Processes in Mood Control 191

23 Digital Diagnosis: Technical Tools for Unearthing the Unconscious 202

24 Frames of Mind: Taking Risks or Playing Safe? 215

25 The Wrath of the Rejected: Being Shut Out Makes One Lash Out 224

26 Prosocial Scuttlebutt: Sharing the Bad to Promote the Good 233

27 Loving Regards: Antidote to Existential Terror 240

28 Punishing Perpetrators: Motivated Belief in Free Will 248.

Notes:

Earlier edition authored by Robert P. Abelson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Related Work:

Abelson, Robert P. Experiments with people.

ISBN:

9781138282100

1138282103

9781138282117

1138282111

OCLC:

958458450