Social Psychology - Softcover

Myers, David G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0070442835 ISBN 13: 9780070442832

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, 1989

Synopsis

This book continues to set the standard by which other social psychology texts are judged. The author's engaging writing style and unique, intimate voice make the text both compelling and readable, without being overly simplistic. The organization logically moves the student through the study of how people think, influence and relate, including an appropriate balance of basic research and applied material for the course. This edition includes a greater emphasis on social psychology's applications to both work and life, and uses video clips and vignettes to emphasize the relevance of social psychology research. "Social Connection" video modules, available to any instructor using the book, combine recreations of classic social psychology experiments, footage from original experiments, and interviews with high profile social psychologists. "Story Behind the Theory" boxes, selected and updated from the previous edition's "Behind the Scenes" boxes, are interviews with famous social psychology researchers discussing how they became interested in their area of research. The "Social Connection" CD contains short video outtakes from interviews with researchers, elaborating on studies detailed within the text, or providing new insight into how famous researchers became interested in social psychology.

About this title

About the Author:

David Myers is the John Dirk Werkman Professor of Psychology at Hope College where he has taught for the past 30 years. David Myers' love of teaching psychology has been rewarded by students on many occasions with numerous “Outstanding Professor” awards. An award-winning researcher, Dr. Myers received the Gordon Allport Prize from Division 9 of the American Psychological Association for his work on group polarization. His scientific articles have appeared in more than two dozen journals, including Science, American Scientist, Psychological Bulletin, and Psychological Science. He has served his discipline as consulting editor to the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology and the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0070442835
• ISBN 13: 9780070442832
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 600