Social Cognition Books

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31. Affect in Social Thinking and Behavior

    Edited by Joseph P. Forgas

    Series: Frontiers of Social Psychology

    The role of affect in how people think and behave in social situations has been a source of fascination to laymen and philosophers since time immemorial. Surprisingly, most of what we know about the role of feelings in social thinking and behavior has been discovered only during the last two...

    Published August 3rd 2006 by Psychology Press
32. Savoring

    A New Model of Positive Experience

    By Fred B. Bryant, Joseph Veroff

    This book is about savoring life—the capacity to attend to the joys, pleasures, and other positive feelings that we experience in our lives. The authors enhance our understanding of what savoring is and the conditions under which it occurs. Savoring provides a new theoretical model for...

    Published June 29th 2006 by Psychology Press
33. Memory and Society

    Psychological Perspectives

    Edited by Lars-Göran Nilsson, Nobuo Ohta

    Memory and Society explores the social factors which influence human memory and our conceptualisation of memory. It examines the relationships between memory, society and culture and considers the relevance of theories of memory to real world issues. The opening section deals with the topic of...

    Published February 8th 2006 by Psychology Press
34. Bridging Social Psychology

    Benefits of Transdisciplinary Approaches

    Edited by Paul A.M. Van Lange

    Bridging Social Psychology illuminates the unique contribution the field of social psychology can bring to understanding major scientific and societal problems. The book focuses on illustrating the benefits and costs of bridging social psychology with other fields of psychology, including cognitive...

    Published January 18th 2006 by Psychology Press
35. The Psychology of Counterfactual Thinking

    Edited by David R. Mandel, Denis J. Hilton, Patrizia Catellani

    Series: Routledge Research International Series in Social Psychology

    This book provides a critical overview of significant developments in research and theory on counterfactual thinking that have emerged in recent years and spotlights exciting new directions for future research in this area. Key issues considered include the relations between counterfactual and...

    Published July 27th 2005 by Routledge
36. Visual Social Cognition

    A Special Issue of Visual Cognition

    Edited by Elaine Fox

    Series: Special Issues of Visual Cognition

    It is widely recognized that visual processes modulate many social interactions. For example, the eye-gaze of another person is a powerful cue to guide attention to a particular part of the visual field. Conversely, a direct gaze may indicate potential threat or the opportunity for a sexual...

    Published March 30th 2005 by Psychology Press
37. Social Cognition in Adolescence: Its Developmental Significance

    A Special Issue of the European Journal of Developmental Psychology

    Edited by Willem Koops, Harke A. Bosma

    Series: Special Issues of the European Journal of Developmental Psychology

    The special issue aims to develop a greater understanding of the relationship between social cognitive development in adolescence and social behaviour, to discuss the mediating effects of other aspects of development in adolescence such as the parallel emergence of ideas concerning personal...

    Published January 26th 2005 by Psychology Press
38. Contemporary Perspectives on the Psychology of Attitudes

    Edited by Geoffrey Haddock, Gregory R. Maio

    What is an attitude? How do different research approaches characterise 'attitude' and its applications in social psychology?The Attitude concept has long formed an indispensable construct in social psychology. In this volume, internationally renowned contributors review contemporary developments in...

    Published September 1st 2004 by Psychology Press
39. Social Cognition

    How Individuals Construct Social Reality

    By Herbert Bless, Klaus Fiedler, Fritz Strack

    Series: Social Psychology: A Modular Course

    How do people think about the world? How do individuals make sense of their complex social environment? What are the underlying mechanisms that determine our understanding of the social world? Social cognition - the study of the specific cognitive processes that are involved when we think about...

    Published November 17th 2003 by Psychology Press
40. A Sociocognitive Approach to Social Norms

    Edited by Nicole Dubois

    Series: Routledge Research International Series in Social Psychology

    Societies and groups attribute greater value to some behaviours and some judgments. These 'norms' are what is most important for understanding how behaviours and judgments are socially regulated. The approach presented examines in particular the social foundations of our judgments....

    Published November 6th 2002 by Routledge