An Introduction to Social Psychology

This is the fifth, completely revised and updated edition of an introductory social psychology text that has had huge success in Europe and across the globe. It has been specially designed to meet the needs of students at all levels, with contributions written by leading social psychologists, each an acknowledged expert on the topics covered in a given chapter. An Introduction to Social Psychology benefits hugely from an updated range of innovative pedagogical features intended to catch the imagination, combined with a rigorous editorial approach, which results in a cohesive and uniform style accessible to all. 

 Notes on Contributors xvii Preface to Fifth Edition xix Guided Tour xxi Accompanying Online Resources for Instructors and Students xxv Chapter 1 Introducing Social Psychology 1 Wolfgang Stroebe, Miles Hewstone and Klaus Jonas Chapter 2 Research Methods in Social Psychology 25 Antony S. R. Manstead and Andrew G. Livingstone Chapter 3 Social Perception and Attribution 55 Brian Parkinson Chapter 4 Social Cognition 91 Louise Pendry Chapter 5 The Self 121 Carolyn C. Morf and Sander L. Koole Chapter 6 Attitudes 171 Geoffrey Haddock and Gregory R. Maio Chapter 7 Strategies of Attitude and Behaviour Change 201 Wolfgang Stroebe Chapter 8 Social Infl uence 235 Miles Hewstone and Robin Martin Chapter 9 Aggression 273 Barbara Krahe Chapter 10 Prosocial Behaviour 313 Mark Levine and Rachel Manning Chapter 11 Affi liation, Attraction and Close Relationships 353 Johan C. Karremans and Catrin Finkenauer Chapter 12 Group Dynamics 387 Bernard A. Nijstad and Daan Van Knippenberg Chapter 13 Group Performance and Leadership 415 Stefan Schulz-Hardt and Felix C. Brodbeck Chapter 14 Prejudice and Intergroup Relations 449 Russell Spears and Nicole Tausch Chapter 15 Cultural Social Psychology 499 Peter B. Smith References 537 Glossary 601 Name Index 613 Subject Index 629