Social Cognition Books

New and Published Books

1. Foundations of Social Cognition

   A Festschrift in Honor of Robert S. Wyer, Jr.

   Edited by Galen V. Bodenhausen, Alan J. Lambert

   A tribute to Robert S. Wyer, Jr.'s remarkable contributions to social psychology, Foundations of Social Cognition offers a compelling analysis of the underlying processes that have long been the focus of Bob Wyer's own research, including attention, perception, inference, and memory. Leading...

   Published February 13th 2013 by Psychology Press
2. Social Comprehension and Judgment

   The Role of Situation Models, Narratives, and Implicit Theories

   By Robert S. Wyer, Jr.

   Written by one of the foremost authorities in social cognition, Social Comprehension and Judgment examines how people process information encountered in their everyday lives. In the book, Dr. Wyer proposes a new theory about the way in which information acquired in everyday life is comprehended and...

   Published January 10th 2013 by Psychology Press
3. Technology, Literacy, and the Evolution of Society

   Implications of the Work of Jack Goody

   Edited by David R. Olson, Michael Cole

   Inspired by the seminal work of Jack Goody, a historical anthropologist specializing in the study of social structure and change, Technology, Literacy, and the Evolution of Society gathers diverse perspectives of 20 distinguished historians, anthropologists, psychologists, and educators to address...

   Published December 4th 2012 by Psychology Press
4. The Social Psychology of Ethnic Identity

   By Maykel Verkuyten

   Series: European Monographs in Social Psychology

   In contrast to other disciplines, social psychology has been slow in responding to the questions posed by the issue of ethnicity. The Social Psychology of Ethnic Identity demonstrates the important contribution that psychology can make. The central aim of this book is to show, on the one hand, that...

   Published November 29th 2012 by Psychology Press
5. The Cognitive Neuroscience of Social Behaviour

   Edited by Alexander Easton, Nathan Emery

   The potential for cognitive neuroscience to shed light on social behaviour is increasingly being acknowledged and is set to become an important new approach in the field of psychology. Standing at the vanguard of this development, The Cognitive Neuroscience of Social Behaviour provides a...

   Published November 14th 2012 by Psychology Press
6. Minority Influence and Innovation

   Antecedents, Processes and Consequences

   Edited by Robin Martin, Miles Hewstone

   Social groups form an important part of our daily lives. Within these groups pressures exist which encourage the individual to comply with the group’s viewpoint. This influence, which creates social conformity, is known as ‘majority influence’ and is the dominant process of social control. However,...

   Published October 21st 2012 by Psychology Press
7. Art and Human Development

   Edited by Constance Milbrath, Cynthia Lightfoot

   Series: Jean Piaget Symposia Series

   This interdisciplinary volume explores art, its development, and its role in the construction of knowledge. Presenting theory and research on artistic development as a cultural and creative endeavor, contributors examine the origins of human art during the Paleolithic cultural revolution, as part...

   Published July 26th 2012 by Psychology Press
8. Social Thinking and Interpersonal Behavior

   Edited by Joseph P. Forgas, Klaus Fiedler, Constantine Sedikides

   Series: Sydney Symposium in Social Psychology

   The connection between mental and social life remains one of the most intriguing topics in all of psychology. This book reviews some of the most recent advances in research exploring the links between how people think and behave in interpersonal situations. The chapters represent a variety of...

   Published March 4th 2012 by Psychology Press
9. Face Perception

   By Vicki Bruce, Andy Young

   Human faces are unique biological structures that convey a complex variety of important social messages. Even strangers can tell things from our faces – our feelings, our locus of attention, something of what we are saying, our age, sex and ethnic group, whether they find us attractive. In...

   Published December 21st 2011 by Psychology Press
10. Social Metacognition

    Edited by Pablo Briñol, Kenneth DeMarree

    Series: Frontiers of Social Psychology

    Metacognition refers to thinking about our own thinking. It has assumed a prominent role in social judgment because our thoughts about our thoughts can magnify, attenuate, or even reverse the impact of primary cognition. Metacognitive thoughts can also produce changes in thought, feeling, and...

    Published December 11th 2011 by Psychology Press