Michael L.W. Vliek – författare

This timely and applied textbook brings together leading scientists to illustrate how key theories and concepts in social psychology help to predict and explain behavior, and can be successfully applied to benefit social and practical problems. It focuses on robust theories and models known for their successful applications and covers a diverse range of settings—spanning classroom interventions, health behavior, financial decision making, climate change and much more. Each chapter comprises of a theoretical section to define the key concepts and summarize the theory, providing evidence for its reliability and limitations from basic research, as well as an application section that summarizes research in an applied context and provides details about a particular study including the respective application setting. The textbook expertly shows how theory can make meaningful predictions for real world contexts, and isn’t afraid to explain the potential hurdles and pitfalls when applying atheory and its underlying set of concepts in a certain context. Crucially, this format moves towards theory testing in applied contexts, enabling a closer examination of why and under what circumstances interventions may be successful in obtaining a desired behavioral or psychological end-state.Among the topics explored:Mindset theory of action phases and if-then planningQuality of motivation in self-determination theoryThe focus theory of normative conductSocial identity theory and intergroup contact theoryIntergroup forgivenessSocial Psychology in Action is a critical resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in social and cultural psychology, as well as students of behavioral economics seeking to develop a deeper understanding of major theories and applications of the fields. Practitioners working in the areas of organizational behavior and management, health communication, social work, and educational science and pedagogy will also find the volume pertinent to their work.

This timely and applied textbook brings together leading scientists to illustrate how key theories and concepts in social psychology help to predict and explain behavior, and can be successfully applied to benefit social and practical problems. It focuses on robust theories and models known for their successful applications and covers a diverse range of settings—spanning classroom interventions, health behavior, financial decision making, climate change and much more. Each chapter comprises of a theoretical section to define the key concepts and summarize the theory, providing evidence for its reliability and limitations from basic research, as well as an application section that summarizes research in an applied context and provides details about a particular study including the respective application setting. The textbook expertly shows how theory can make meaningful predictions for real world contexts, and isn’t afraid to explain the potential hurdles and pitfalls when applying atheory and its underlying set of concepts in a certain context. Crucially, this format moves towards theory testing in applied contexts, enabling a closer examination of why and under what circumstances interventions may be successful in obtaining a desired behavioral or psychological end-state.

Among the topics explored:

Mindset theory of action phases and if-then planningQuality of motivation in self-determination theoryThe focus theory of normative conductSocial identity theory and intergroup contact theoryIntergroup forgiveness

Social Psychology in Action is a critical resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in social and cultural psychology, as well as students of behavioral economics seeking to develop a deeper understanding of major theories and applications of the fields. Practitioners working in the areas of organizational behavior and management, health communication, social work, and educational science and pedagogy will also find the volume pertinent to their work.

This timely and applied textbook brings together leading scientists to illustrate how key theories and concepts in social psychology help to predict and explain behavior, and can be successfully applied to benefit social and practical problems. It focuses on robust theories and models known for their successful applications and covers a diverse range of settings—spanning classroom interventions, health behavior, financial decision making, climate change and much more. Each chapter comprises of a theoretical section to define the key concepts and summarize the theory, providing evidence for its reliability and limitations from basic research, as well as an application section that summarizes research in an applied context and provides details about a particular study including the respective application setting. The textbook expertly shows how theory can make meaningful predictions for real world contexts, and isn’t afraid to explain the potential hurdles and pitfalls when applying atheory and its underlying set of concepts in a certain context. Crucially, this format moves towards theory testing in applied contexts, enabling a closer examination of why and under what circumstances interventions may be successful in obtaining a desired behavioral or psychological end-state.Among the topics explored:Mindset theory of action phases and if-then planningQuality of motivation in self-determination theoryThe focus theory of normative conductSocial identity theory and intergroup contact theoryIntergroup forgivenessSocial Psychology in Action is a critical resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in social and cultural psychology, as well as students of behavioral economics seeking to develop a deeper understanding of major theories and applications of the fields. Practitioners working in the areas of organizational behavior and management, health communication, social work, and educational science and pedagogy will also find the volume pertinent to their work.

Dieses aktuelle und anwendungsorientierte Lehrbuch bringt führende Wissenschaftler zusammen, um zu veranschaulichen, wie wichtige Theorien und Konzepte der Sozialpsychologie helfen, Verhalten vorherzusagen und zu erklären, und wie sie erfolgreich auf soziale und praktische Probleme angewendet werden können. Es konzentriert sich auf robuste Theorien und Modelle, die für ihre erfolgreiche Anwendung bekannt sind, und deckt ein breites Spektrum von Bereichen ab - von Interventionen im Klassenzimmer über Gesundheitsverhalten und finanzielle Entscheidungsfindung bis hin zum Klimawandel und vieles mehr. Jedes Kapitel besteht aus einem theoretischen Teil, in dem die Schlüsselkonzepte definiert und die Theorie zusammengefasst werden, sowie aus einem Anwendungsteil, der die Forschung in einem angewandten Kontext zusammenfasst und Details zu einer bestimmten Studie einschließlich des jeweiligen Anwendungsumfelds liefert. Das Lehrbuch zeigt fachkundig, wie die Theorie sinnvolle Vorhersagen fürreale Kontexte machen kann, und scheut sich nicht, die potenziellen Hürden und Fallstricke bei der Anwendung einer Theorie und der ihr zugrunde liegenden Konzepte in einem bestimmten Kontext zu erläutern. Entscheidend ist, dass dieses Format auf die Überprüfung der Theorie in angewandten Kontexten abzielt und eine genauere Untersuchung der Gründe und Umstände ermöglicht, warum und unter welchen Umständen Interventionen erfolgreich sein können, um einen gewünschten Verhaltens- oder psychologischen Endzustand zu erreichen.Zu den untersuchten Themen gehören:Mindset-Theorie der Handlungsphasen und Wenn-dann-PlanungQualität der Motivation in der SelbstbestimmungstheorieDie Fokustheorie des normativen VerhaltensTheorie der sozialen Identität und Theorie des Kontakts zwischen GruppenGruppenübergreifende Vergebung Social Psychology in Action ist ein wichtiges Hilfsmittel für fortgeschrittene Studenten der Sozial- und Kulturpsychologie sowie für Studenten der Verhaltensökonomie, die ein tieferes Verständnis der wichtigsten Theorien und Anwendungen dieser Bereiche entwickeln möchten. Praktiker, die in den Bereichen Organisationsverhalten und -management, Gesundheitskommunikation, Sozialarbeit sowie Erziehungswissenschaft und Pädagogik tätig sind, werden das Buch ebenfalls als relevant für ihre Arbeit empfinden.