Blackwell Handbook of Social Psychology

This volume on intraindividual processes is one of a set of four handbooks in the social psychology field and covers social cognition, attitudes, and attribution theory. Includes contributions by academics and other experts from around the world to ensure a truly international perspective. Provides a comprehensive overview of classic and current research and likely future trends. Fully referenced chapters and bibliographies allow easy access to further study. Now available in full text online via xreferplus, the award-winning reference library on the web from xrefer. For more information, visit www.xreferplus.com

Abraham Tesser was research Professor of Psychology at the University of Georgia while editing this volume. He has edited several books and published a number of articles on communication, attitudes, thought processes, and self-evaluation maintenance. He is currently Visiting Professor of Psychology at The Ohio State University.

Norbert Schwarz is Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan and Senior Research Scientist at Michigan's Institute for Social Research. He has published numerous articles, chapters, and books on human judgement, including Cognition and Communication: Judgmental Biases, Research Methods and the Logic of Conversation (1995).

Series Editors' Preface

viii

Preface

x

Part I Perspectives and Methods

1

(108)

Evolutionary Analyses in Social Psychology

3

(19)

Eugene Burnstein

Christine Branigan

The Cultural Grounding of Social Psychological Theory

22

(22)

Joan G. Miller

A Lifespan Developmental Perspective

44

(24)

Kevin Durkin

Cognitive Indices of Social Information Processing

68

(21)

John N. Bassili

The Psychophysiological Perspective on the Social Mind

89

(20)

Piotr Winkielman

Gary G. Bernston

John T. Cacioppo

Part II Cognition

109

(196)

Mental Representations

111

(23)

Eliot R. Smith

Sarah Queller

The Social Unconscious

134

(25)

Mahzarin R. Banaji

Kristi M. Lemm

Siri J. Carpenter

Language and Social Cognition

159

(22)

Gun R. Semin

Conversational Processes in Reasoning and Explanation

181

(26)

Denis J. Hilton

Ben R. Slugoski

The Heuristics and Biases Approach to Judgment Under Uncertainty

207

(29)

Dale Griffin

Richard Gonzalez

Carol Varey

How the Mind Moves: Knowledge Accessibility and the Fine-tuning of the Cognitive System

236

(21)

Leonard L. Martin

Fritz Strack

Diederik A. Stapel

Standards, Expectancies, and Social Comparison

257

(27)

Monica Biernat

Laura S. Billings

Individual Differences in Information Processing

284

(21)

Peter Suedfeld

Philip E. Tetlock

Part III Social Motivation

305

(240)

Self-Regulation

307

(22)

Charles S. Carver

Goal Setting and Goal Striving

329

(19)

Gabriele Oettingen

Peter M. Gollwitzer

On the Motives Underlying Social Cognition

348

(27)

David Dunning

The Nature of Emotion

375

(16)

W. Gerrod Parrott

The Consequences of Mood on the Processing of Social Information

391

(22)

Herbert Bless

Attitudes, Persuasion, and Behavior

413

(23)

Gerd Bohner

Norbert Schwarz

The Construction of Attitudes

436

(22)

Norbert Schwarz

Gerd Bohner

Values and Ideologies

458

(21)

Meg J. Rohan

Mark P. Zanna

Self-Esteem

479

(20)

Abraham Tesser

Self-Concept and Identity

499

(19)

Daphna Oyserman

Identity Through Time: Constructing Personal Pasts and Futures

518

(27)

Michael Ross

Roger Buehler

Part IV Applications

545

(90)

Psychology and Law

547

(22)

Gunter Kohnken

Maria Fiedler

Charlotte Mohlenbeck

Consumer Behavior

569

(22)

Sharon Shavitt

Michaela Wanke

Dealing with Adversity: Self-Regulation, Coping, Adaptation, and Health

591

(24)

Lisa G. Aspinwall

The Psychological Determinants of Political Judgment

615

(20)

Victor C. Ottati

Index

635

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Blackwell Handbook of Social Psychology Intraindividual Processes

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