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Experiments with people : revelations from social psychology
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Experiments with people : revelations from social psychology

Author: Robert P Abelson; Kurt P Frey; Aiden P Gregg
Publisher: Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum, ©2004.
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"This book is ideal as a main or supplementary test for seminars and courses in social psychology, but could equally serve as a supplementary text for courses in introductory psychology of research design. Written in a lively and conversational style, Experiments With People should also appeal to anyone wishing to learn more about social issues and dynamics, or keen to gain greater insight into themselves or  Read more...
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Robert P Abelson; Kurt P Frey; Aiden P Gregg
ISBN: 0805828966 9780805828962 0805828974 9780805828979
OCLC Number: 51389089
Description: xiv, 358 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: 1. Strangers to Ourselves: The Shortcomings of Introspection / R. E. Nisbett and N. Bellows --
2. Mythical Memories: Reconstructing the Past in the Present / C. McFarland, M. Ross and N. DeCourville --
3. Taking the Edge Off Adversity: The Psychological Immune System / D. T. Gilbert, E. C. Pinel, T. D. Wilson, S. J. Blumberg and T. P. Wheatley --
4. Believing Is Seeing: Partisan Perceptions of Media Bias / R. P. Vallone, L. Ross and M. R. Lepper --
5. Frames of Mind: Taking Risks or Playing Safe? / A. J. Rothman, S. C. Martino, B. T. Bedell, J. B. Detweiler and P. Salovey --
6. Clashing Cognitions: When Actions Prompt Attitudes / L. Festinger and J. Carlsmith --
7. Baptism of Fire: When Suffering Leads to Liking / E. Aronson and J. Mills
Responsibility: Robert P. Abelson, Kurt P. Frey, Aiden P. Gregg.
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Exploring the subject of social psychology, this volume offers 28 studies that shed light on human social thinking and behaviour. They address such topics as people's unawareness of why they do what  Read more...

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"A pleasure to read, a delight to recommend." --Mark Lepper, Ph.D. Stanford University "An absorbing account of some of the best research that social psychology has to offer. Highly recommended!" Read more...

 
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