Exploring Social Psychology, 8th Edition

Exploring Social Psychology succinctly explores social psychological science and applies it to contemporary issues and everyday life. Based on the bestselling text, Social Psychology by David Myers and Jean Twenge, the book presents 31 short modules―each readable in a single sitting―that introduce students to such scientific explorations as love and hate, conformity and independence, prejudice and helping, and persuasion and self-determination. The Connect course for this offering includes SmartBook, an adaptive reading and study experience which guides students to master, recall, and apply key concepts while providing automatically-graded assessments.

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• SmartBook® – an adaptive digital version of the course textbook that personalizes your reading experience based on how well you are learning the content.
• Access to your instructor’s homework assignments, quizzes, syllabus, notes, reminders, and other important files for the course.
• Progress dashboards that quickly show how you are performing on your assignments and tips for improvement.
• The option to purchase (for a small fee) a print version of the book. This binder-ready, loose-leaf version includes free shipping.

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Table of Contents

PART ONE Introducing Social Psychology
MODULE 1 Doing Social Psychology
MODULE 2 Did You Know It All Along?

PART TWO Social Thinking
MODULE 3 Self-Concept: Who Am I?
MODULE 4 Self-Serving Bias
MODULE 5 Narcissism and the Limits of Self-Esteem
MODULE 6 The Fundamental Attribution Error
MODULE 7 The Powers and Perils of Intuition
MODULE 8 Reasons for Unreason
MODULE 9 Behavior and Belief
MODULE 10 Clinical Intuition
MODULE 11 Clinical Therapy: The Powers of Social Cognition

PART THREE Social Influence
MODULE 12 Human Nature and Cultural Diversity
MODULE 13 Gender, Genes, and Culture
MODULE 14 How Nice People Get Corrupted
MODULE 15 Two Routes to Persuasion
MODULE 16 Indoctrination and Inoculation
MODULE 17 The Mere Presence of Others
MODULE 18 Many Hands Make Diminished Responsibility
MODULE 19 Doing Together What We Would Not Do Alone
MODULE 20 How Do Groups Intensify Decisions?
MODULE 21 Power to the Person

PART FOUR Social Relations
MODULE 22 The Reach of Prejudice
MODULE 23 The Roots of Prejudice
MODULE 24 The Nature and Nurture of Aggression
MODULE 25 Do the Media Influence Social Behavior?
MODULE 26 Who Likes Whom?
MODULE 27 The Ups and Downs of Love
MODULE 28 Causes of Conflict
MODULE 29 Blessed Are the Peacemakers
MODULE 30 When Do People Help?
MODULE 31 Social Psychology and the Sustainable Future