Social Psychology - (Reprint Edition) - 5th Edition

Author: Elliot Aronson
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: The three authors of this book are all renowned American social psychologists who systematically summarize and elaborate on the research findings of mainstream Western social psychology and the insights these findings offer to readers. The content of the book is systematic and coherent, covering fundamental issues and research methods in social psychology, as well as individual perceptions of society and self, individual attitudes and conformity behavior, group processes and interpersonal communication, prosocial behavior and aggression—various social psychological and behavioral characteristics. It reflects the applied value of social psychology in fields such as health, environment, and law. This book is in English. The authors of this book are all outstanding American social psychologists. Professor Elliot Aronson is the only psychologist in the 110-year history of the American Psychological Association (APA) to have won all three major awards—the Outstanding Writing Award, the Teaching Award, and the Research Award. This book embodies the authors' years of teaching experience and research findings, with comprehensive, complete, and systematic content that covers fundamental issues and research methods in social psychology, as well as individual perceptions of society and self, individual attitudes and conformity behavior, group processes and interpersonal communication, prosocial behavior and aggression—various social psychological and behavioral characteristics. It reflects the applied value of social psychology in fields such as health, environment, and law. A distinctive feature of this book is its detailed description of classic studies and contemporary advancements in social psychology, as well as its research approach that starts from solving real-world problems and explains profound theories through stories that occur in people's daily lives. Reading this book allows readers to appreciate the rich research content of social psychology while gaining a deeper understanding of life and society.