Social Psychology

by Thomas Heinzen, Wind Goodfriend

Overview

This award-winning text invites students to discover social psychology’s relevance to their lives. Authors Thomas Heinzen and Wind Goodfriend capture student interest by weaving stories drawn from their own personal experiences with compelling examples from everyday life, all carefully placed in historical context. Social psychology is presented as an evolving, science-driven conversation; chapters build on core questions central to scientific inquiry, while a methods-in-context approach cultivates psychological literacy. The Second Edition has been thoroughly updated with new pop culture examples, additional diversity coverage, recent controversies related to the Zimbardo and Milgram studies, and over a hundred new citations from the latest research.

This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781544393490
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	01/09/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	560
File size:	20 MB
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About the Author

Dr. Thomas Heinzen, at William Paterson University of New Jersey, is proudest that he has mentored more than 60 student presentations and published research. He has been a keynote speaker at a variety of teaching-related conferences, including NITOP, Rocky Mountain Teaching of Psychology, and the Association for Psychological Science about his book on Clever Hans and facilitated communication. He has been elected as a fellow to the Eastern Psychological Association, to the Association for Psychological Science, and to Division 1 of the American Psychological Association. He has also been an invited speaker at several technology conferences to discuss how to apply principles of game design to social problems such as improving rates of college completion. Students have honored him with a variety of awards that range from being the winning lab in an egg-tossing contest to numerous recognitions from the Psychology Club.

Dr. Wind Goodfriend has been named Faculty of the Year three times in her 19 years as a professor at Buena Vista University. This distinction is the result of an all-student vote, and her General Psychology course was chosen as the “Most Recommended” individual class in the entire university by the BVU newspaper. She has also won the Wythe Award, one of the largest collegiate teaching prizes in the nation. She has written over a dozen book chapters about psychology in pop culture, four textbooks for Sage, three Audible audiobooks about psychology, dozens of peer-reviewed journal articles, and has published over 30 journal articles featuring her undergraduate students as the first author. She also wrote and “starred” in a docuseries about the psychology of cult manipulation for The Great Courses. Wind won the 2023 Undergraduate Teaching&Mentoring Award from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.

Table of Contents

Preface
About the Authors
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Social Psychology
What Is Social Psychology?
What Are Some Big Questions Within Social Psychology?
How Can Social Psychology Make My Life Better Now?
Chapter Summary
Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application
Key Terms
Chapter 2: Research Methods
How Do Social Psychologists Design Studies?
How Do Experiments Work in Social Psychology?
How Can I Recognize Trustworthy Research?
Chapter Summary
Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application
Key Terms
Chapter 3: The Social Self
How Do We Understand the “Self”?
How Do We Know the Self Is Social?
Are We Honest About Ourselves?
Chapter Summary
Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application
Key Terms
Chapter 4: Social Cognition
How Do We Think?
Why Are There Flaws in Our Mental Machinery?
Where Does Intuition Come From—and Can We Trust It?
Chapter Summary
Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application
Key Terms
Chapter 5: Person Perception
What Happens During and After Forming First Impressions?
How Do We Explain Other People’s Behavior?
Why Do We Misjudge One Another?
Chapter Summary
Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application
Key Terms
Chapter 6: Attitudes and Persuasion
What Are Attitudes and Where Do They Come From?
Do Attitudes Predict Behavior?
How Do Attitudes Change?
Chapter Summary
Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application
Key Terms
Chapter 7: Social Influence: Conformity, Social Roles, and Obedience
What Types of Social Influence Exist?
What Social Forces Compel Conformity?
How Do Social Roles and Obedience to Authority Influence Us?
Chapter Summary
Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application
Key Terms
Chapter 8: Group Processes
Why Are Groups So Important to Us?
How Do Groups Influence Individual Performance?
How Can Individuals Influence Groups?
Chapter Summary
Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application
Key Terms
Chapter 9: Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination
Why Do We Keep Using Stereotypes?
How Do Stereotypes Turn Into Prejudice?
How Can We Reduce Prejudice and Discrimination?
Chapter Summary
Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application
Key Terms
Chapter 10: Helping and Prosocial Behavior
What Motivates People to Help Others, in General?
Why Are Some People More Helpful Than Others?
What Circumstances Make Helping More or Less Likely?
Chapter Summary
Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application
Key Terms
Chapter 11: Aggression
What Is Aggression?
Why Are Humans Aggressive?
How Can We Manage or Reduce Aggression?
Chapter Summary
Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application
Key Terms
Chapter 12: Intimate Relationships
What Causes Attraction?
How Do We Decide to Commit to a Particular Relationship?
How Do Gender and Culture Influence Relationships?
Chapter Summary
Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application
Key Terms
Applied Mini-Chapters
A: Social Psychology and Sports
What Is Sport Psychology?
What Is Fan Psychology?
Key Terms
B: Social Psychology of Law and the Courtroom
How Do Psychology and Law Fit Together?
What Do Social Psychologists Know About False Confessions and Eyewitness Testimony?
Key Terms
C: Social Psychology and Relationship Violence
What Does Relationship Violence Look Like?
How Can Survivors Heal and Move Forward?
Key Terms
D: Social Psychology and Cult Indoctrination
What Makes a Group Qualify as a “Cult”?
How Do Cults Recruit and Exploit People?
Key Terms
E: Social Psychology of Stress and Health
How Do Environmental Stressors Influence Health?
How Can Social Psychology Improve Medical Adherence?
Key Terms
F: Social Psychology: The Joy of a Sustainable Environment
What Are Threshold Effects?
How Can Social Psychologists Contribute to a Sustainable Environment?
Key Terms
G: Social Psychology and Happiness: Positive Psychology
What Is Positive Psychology?
How Is Positive Psychology Changing?
Key Terms
References
Glossary
Subject Index

Editorial Reviews

Provides a unique, modern approach to social psychology. In addition to the fundamentals, the Heinzen & Goodfriend text covers other, relevant to today, topics."

Darin Challacombe

Good science should tell a story. Heinzen and Goodfriend focus on social psychology as an ever evolving scientific field, emphasizing what questions we’ve asked and what we’ve learned as scientists strive to uncover the causes of and factors influencing human social behavior.”

Jay L Michaels

Successfully interweaves theory and relevant applications regarding Social Psychology, with an emphasis on reflections/applications for the student.”

Jeannine Stamatakis-Amess

"This textbook takes a contemporary and conversational approach to social psychology while being able to satisfy a need in the market for social psychology textbooks. This includes greater emphasis on conversational discussions, practical application to the real world, emphasis on research methods, and popular culture references "

Amanda El Bassiouny

I feel [Social Psychology] is better than most [textbooks], because of the numerous examples given and how it also relates to current society. I also enjoyed the questions in between readings and how you can apply [concepts] to you own life.

Student Skye Mckelvy

Takes a modern, interactive approach to teaching Social Psychology. Packed with pop culture references and case studies, students are able to relate concepts to familiar and understandable preexisting structures. However, the emphasis on research methods keeps them thinking critically and cultivates their scientific literacy.”

Miranda E. Bobrowski

[Social Psychology] gives me concrete examples of real life situations. The flow of the text is very comprehendible, and everything builds upon one another. It is an easy read, compared to a past Social Psychology textbook I read a year ago. It kept me engaged for the most part while reading, [without] normal, everyday distractions getting in the way.”

Student Devon Dix