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31. Culture and Social Behavior

    The Ontario Symposium, Volume 10

    Edited by Richard M. Sorrentino, Dov Cohen, James M. Olson, Mark P. Zanna

    Series: Ontario Symposia on Personality and Social Psychology Series

    Cross-cultural differences have many important implications for social identity, social cognition, and interpersonal behavior. The 10th volume of the Ontario Symposia on Personality and Social Psychology focuses on East-West cultural differences and similarities and how this research can be applied...

    Published January 2nd 2005 by Psychology Press
32. Stereotyping as Inductive Hypothesis Testing

    By Klaus Fiedler, Eva Walther

    Series: European Monographs in Social Psychology

    Traditional social hypotheses have a built-in tendency to verify themselves and so involuntarily resist attempts at stereotype change or correction. This is the insight demonstrated and discussed as the start point for an alternative approach to the problem of stereotyping and hypothesis testing....

    Published November 5th 2003 by Psychology Press
33. Misbehavior in Organizations

    Theory, Research, and Management

    By Yoav Vardi, Ely Weitz

    Series: Applied Psychology Series

    For many years, scholars aligned with mainstream research paradigms that make up organizational behavior (OB) have been leaning toward the more positive depiction of organizational reality. To better understand people's behavior in the workplace, they must also explore misbehavior. Organizational...

    Published July 31st 2003 by Psychology Press
34. The Psychological Foundations of Culture

    Edited by Mark Schaller, Christian S. Crandall

    How is it that cultures come into existence at all? How do cultures develop particular customs and characteristics rather than others? How do cultures persist and change over time? Most previous attempts to address these questions have been descriptive and historical. The purpose of this book is to...

    Published July 31st 2003 by Psychology Press
35. The Social Psychology of Behaviour in Small Groups

    By Donald C. Pennington

    Series: Psychology Focus

    The Social Psychology of Behaviour in Small Groups covers theories of group behaviour and their application in organizational psychology. Topics include the structure and formation of groups and the roles that individuals play within groups, as well as more applied areas such as co-operation and...

    Published March 6th 2002 by Routledge
36. Attitudes and Attitude Change

    By Gerd Bohner, Dr Michaela Wanke

    Series: Social Psychology: A Modular Course

    Attitudes - cognitive representations of our evaluation of ourselves, other people, things, actions, events, ideas - and attitude change have been a central concern in social psychology since the discipline began. People can - and do - have attitudes on an infinite range of things but what are...

    Published February 20th 2002 by Psychology Press
37. Handbook of Affect and Social Cognition

    Edited by Joseph P. Forgas

    This book offers a comprehensive review and integration of the most recent research and theories on the role of affect in social cognition and features original contributions from leading researchers in the field. The applications of this work to areas such as clinical, organizational, forensic,...

    Published October 31st 2001 by Psychology Press
38. The Practice of Social influence in Multiple Cultures

    Edited by Wilhelmina Wosinska, Robert B. Cialdini, Daniel W. Barrett, Janusz Reykowski

    Series: Applied Social Research Series

    This book provides a diverse collection of studies reporting the effects of social influence processes in multiple cultures at both the universal and culture-specific levels. The book is characterized by three distinct features. First, the social influence process is considered as a ubiquitous and...

    Published October 31st 2000 by Psychology Press
39. Groups at Work

    Theory and Research

    Edited by Marlene E. Turner

    Series: Applied Social Research Series

    This book has two purposes. First, it is fundamentally about groups at work, both as they attempt to accomplish their goals and as they operate in organizational settings. Second, it draws together group researchers from social psychological and organizational studies. Each chapter focuses on a...

    Published August 31st 2000 by Psychology Press
40. Communicating Successfully in Groups

    A Practical Guide for the Workplace

    By Richard Hammersley, Marie Reid

    This practical guide to the psychology of effective communication is suitable for anyone for whom communication in groups is a key part of their job. No previous knowledge of psychology is assumed and the emphasis is on exercises, key point summaries, assessment and improving your skills in...

    Published April 19th 2000 by Routledge