Social Psychology

Robin R. Vallacher, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at Florida Atlantic University, USA, and Research Associate at the Center for Complex Systems, University of Warsaw, Poland. He has authored or edited 11 professional books and written over 150 book chapters and journal articles. In recent years, Dr. Vallacher and his colleagues have adapted principles and methods from complexity science and nonlinear dynamical systems to investigate a wide range of topics in personality and social psychology, including self-concept, self-regulation, mindfulness, social judgment, social influence, close relationships, stereotyping and prejudice, sport psychology, social change, intergroup conflict, and the ascendance of populist movements in the U.S. and Europe.Peter M. Gollwitzer, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at New York University, USA, and affiliated with the Zeppelin University Friedrichhafen and the University of Konstanz, Germany. He has authored or edited ten professional books and published over 300 book chapters and journal articles. His research investigates a wide range of topics in social psychology and motivation science with a focus on self-concepts and aspired-to identities, self-regulation of goal pursuit, and the down-regulation of negative emotions such as envy, anger, fear, disgust, and sadness.

"Extending Robin Vallacher's first edition, he and Peter Gollwitzer offer an exceptional guide to social psychology that directs and escorts the reader by laying the psychological foundations of intrapersonal experiences, on which they build the interpersonal and collective extensions necessary to understand social behavior. Based on the current literature, the book not only explains the basic and most recent findings and insights of the field; it also embeds them into a broader framework that extends the boundaries of social psychology. Last but not least, it is remarkably well-written and fun to read."Fritz Strack, Emeritus Professor, University of Würzburg, Germany

• PART I. SCIENCE AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY Chapter 1: The Scope of Social Psychology Chapter 2: The Approach of Social Psychology PART II. INTRAPERSONAL EXPERIENCE Chapter 3: Beliefs, Attitudes, and Values Chapter 4: Emotion Chapter 5: Self-Concept Chapter 6: Personal Control PART III. INTERPERSONAL EXPERIENCE Chapter 7: Social Judgment Chapter 8: Social Interaction and Friendship Chapter 9: Close Relationships Chapter 10: Social Influence PART IV. COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE Chapter 11: Anti-social and Prosocial Behavior Chapter 12: Group Dynamics Chapter 13: Prejudice, Stereotypes, and Discrimination Chapter 14: Dilemmas of Social Life PART V: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY IN PERSPECTIVE Chapter 15: The Relevance of Social Psychology