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Title Advanced social psychology : the state of the science / edited by Roy F. Baumeister, Eli J. Finkel.

Publication Info. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 813 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Contributors; Part 1 Background; Part 2 Basic Processes; Part 3 Social Relations and Behaviors; Part 4 Connections to Related Fields; Index.
Summary Social psychology is a flourishing discipline. It explores the most essential questions of the human psyche (e.g., Why do people help or harm others? How do influence professionals get us to do what they want, and how can we inoculate ourselves against their sometimes-insidious persuasion tactics? Why do social relationships exert such powerful effects on people's physical health?), and it does so with clever, ingenuitive research methods. This edited volume is a textbook for advanced social psychology courses. Its primary target audience is first-year graduate students (MA or PhD) in social p.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Social psychology -- Textbooks.
Social psychology.
Genre/Form Textbooks.
Electronic books.
Electronic books -- Textbooks.
Textbooks.
Added Author Baumeister, Roy F.
Finkel, Eli J.
Other Form: Print version: Advanced social psychology. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010 9780195381207 (DLC) 2009050102 (OCoLC)482590992
ISBN 9780199701001 (electronic book)
0199701008 (electronic book)
9780195381207 (hardback)
0195381203 (hardback)