Social Psychology
Handbook of Basic Principles
by Paul A. M. Van Lange, E. Tory Higgins, Arie W. Kruglanski
3rd Edition
Publisher: The Guilford Press
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781462543984 |
| eText ISBN | 9781462543991 |
| Publisher | The Guilford Press |
| Publishing Year | 2020 |
| Edition | 3rd Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 638 |
Social Psychology: Handbook of Basic Principles, 3rd Edition, introduces researchers to the fundamental processes that govern human interaction and social behavior. Extensively revised with nearly all new chapters, this academic handbook emphasizes the core theoretical frameworks that guide empirical research and model development.
Coverage spans intrapersonal, interpersonal, intragroup, and intergroup functioning across multiple levels of inquiry. Chapters examine how individuals evaluate their surroundings, form relationships, and respond to broader collective dynamics, incorporating key advances from evolutionary theory and neuroscience.
Applied chapters demonstrate how fundamental behavioral principles function within practical environments. In particular, contributors examine real-world contexts such as legal systems to clarify how situational factors influence psychological functioning.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Evolutionary Foundations of Social Psychology
Chapter 2: Approach Motivation and Emotion from a Biological Perspective
Chapter 3: Judgment and Decision Making: Basic Principles of Adaptive Behavior
Chapter 4: Construal Processes
Chapter 5: Motives Working Together: Value, Truth, and Control in Goal Selection and Pursuit
Chapter 6: Human Autonomy in Social Psychology: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective
Chapter 7: The Biological Foundations and Modulation of Empathy
Chapter 8: Social Bonds: A New Look at an Old Topic
Chapter 9: Understanding the Minds of Others: Activation, Application, and Accuracy of Mind Perception
Chapter 10: Shared Reality: Motivated Connection and Motivated Cognition
Chapter 11: Goal Transactivity
Chapter 12: Major Principles of Attachment Theory: Overview, Hypotheses, and Research Ideas
Chapter 13: Relational Motives
Chapter 14: Indirect Reciprocity, Gossip, and Reputation-Based Cooperation
Chapter 15: Aggression, Violence, and Revenge
Chapter 16: Cultural Systems: Attunement, Tension, and Lewinian Social Psychology
Chapter 17: Social Ostracism: Theoretical Foundations and Basic Principles
Chapter 18: The Social Power of Emotions: Emerging Principles of the Social Functions and Effects of Emotional Expression
Chapter 19: Intergroup Processes: Principles from an Evolutionary Perspective
Chapter 20: Stereotype Content Model: How We Make Sense of Individuals and Groups
Chapter 21: Perceiving Others as Group Members: Basic Principles of Social Categorization Processes
Chapter 22: Intergroup Contact and Prejudice Reduction: Three Guiding Principles
Chapter 23: Categorization and Identity as Motivational Principles in Intergroup Relations
Chapter 24: Culture and Intergroup Relations
Chapter 25: Helping, in Context: Predictors and Products of Prosocial Behavior
Chapter 26: Social Psychology and Law: Basic Principles in Legal Contexts
Chapter 27: Psychological Shortcomings to Optimal Negotiation Behavior: Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Challenges
Chapter 28: How Prominent Features of Organizational Life Inform Principles of Social Psychology
Chapter 29: Political Extremism
Chapter 30: Achievement Goals and Self-Regulation in the Sport Context
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