Classic and Contemporary Studies in Social Psychology

Todd D. Nelson is an established textbook author and a professor of psychology with 20 years of teaching experience. He earned his PhD in social psychology at Michigan State University in 1996, working under Dr. Galen Bodenhausen. Previously, he served as Guest Editor for an issue of the Journal of Social Issues on Ageism, and the Society of Experimental Social Psychology elected his as a fellow in 2011.

• 1 History of Social PsychologyIntroductionIntroduction to Reading 1.1Reading 1.1. The Dynamogenic Factors in Pacemaking and Competition - Norman TriplettPost-Article DiscussionThings to Think AboutIntroduction to Reading 1.2Reading 1.2. Attitudes vs. Actions - Richard T. LaPierePost-Article DiscussionThings to Think About2 Research MethodsIntroductionIntroduction to Reading 2.1Reading 2.1. The Postexperimental Interview - Elliot Aronson, Phoebe C. Ellsworth, J. Merrill Carlsmith, and Marti Hope GonzalesPost-Article DiscussionThings to Think AboutIntroduction to Reading 2.2Reading 2.2. Using Cognitive Dissonance to Encourage Water Conservation - Chris Ann Dickerson, Ruth Thibodeau, Elliot Aronson, and Dayna MillerPost-Article DiscussionThings to Think About3 Social CognitionIntroductionIntroduction to Reading 3.1Reading 3.1. Playing Dice With Criminal Sentences: The Influence of Irrelevant Anchors on Experts’ Judicial Decision Making - Birte Englich, Thomas Mussweiler, and Fritz StrackPost-Article DiscussionThings to Think AboutIntroduction to Reading 3.2Reading 3.2. When Less Is More: Counterfactual Thinking and Satisfaction Among Olympic Medalists - Victoria Husted Medvec, Scott F. Madey, and Thomas GilovichPost-Article DiscussionThings to Think About4 The SelfIntroductionIntroduction to Reading 4.1Reading 4.1. Power Posing: Brief Nonverbal Displays Affect Neuroendocrine Levels and Risk Tolerance - Dana R. Carney, Amy J. C. Cuddy, and Andy J. YapPost-Article DiscussionThings to Think AboutIntroduction to Reading 4.2Reading 4.2. The Ergonomics of Dishonesty: The Effect of Incidental Posture on Stealing, Cheating, and Traffic Violations - Andy J. Yap, Abbie S. Wazlawek, Brian J. Lucas, Amy J. C. Cuddy, and Dana R. CarneyPost-Article DiscussionThings to Think About5 AttitudesIntroductionIntroduction to Reading 5.1Reading 5.1. Cognitive Consequences of Forced Compliance - Leon Festinger and James M. CarlsmithPost-Article DiscussionThings to Think AboutIntroduction to Reading 5.2Reading 5.2. Resistance to Persuasion as Self-Regulation: Ego-Depletion and Its Effects on Attitude Change Processes - S. Christian Wheeler, Pablo Briñol, and Anthony D. HermannPost-Article DiscussionThings to Think About6 Social PerceptionIntroductionIntroduction to Reading 6.1Reading 6.1. Perceptions of the Impact of Negatively Valued Physical Characteristics on Social Interaction - Robert E. Kleck and Angelo StrentaPost-Article DiscussionThings to Think AboutIntroduction to Reading 6.2Reading 6.2. First Impressions: Making Up Your Mind After a 100-Ms Exposure to a Face - Janine Willis and Alexander TodorovPost-Article DiscussionThings to Think About7 AttributionIntroductionIntroduction to Reading 7.1Reading 7.1. Mood, Misattribution, and Judgments of Well-Being: Informative and Directive Functions of Affective States - Norbert Schwarz and Gerald L. ClorePost-Article DiscussionThings to Think AboutIntroduction to Reading 7.2Reading 7.2. Research Report: The Role of Ease of Retrieval and Attribution in Memory Judgments: Judging Your Memory as Worse Despite Recalling More Events - Piotr Winkielman, Norbert Schwarz, and Robert F. BelliPost-Article DiscussionThings to Think About8 Social InfluenceIntroductionIntroduction to Reading 8.1Reading 8.1. Behavioral Study of Obedience - Stanley MilgramPost-Article DiscussionThings to Think AboutIntroduction to Reading 8.2Reading 8.2. The Mindlessness of Ostensibly Thoughtful Action: The Role of “Placebic” Information in Interpersonal Interaction - Ellen Langer, Arthur Blank, and Benzion ChanowitzPost-Article DiscussionThings to Think About9 PrejudiceIntroductionIntroduction to Reading 9.1Reading 9.1. Attitudes and Social Cognition: Stereotypes and Prejudice: Their Automatic and Controlled Components - Patricia G. DevinePost-Article DiscussionThings to Think AboutIntroduction to Reading 9.2Reading 9.2. Research Report: Stereotypes As Judgmental Heuristics: Evidence of Circadian Variations In Discrimination - Galen V. BodenhausenPost-Article DiscussionThings to Think About10 Prosocial BehaviorIntroductionIntroduction to Reading 10.1Reading 10.1. Bystander intervention in emergencies: Diffusion of Responsibility - John M. Darley and Bibb LatanéPost-Article DiscussionThings to Think AboutIntroduction to Reading 10.2Reading 10.2. “From Jerusalem to Jericho”: A Study of Situational and Dispositional Variables In Helping Behavior - John M. Darley and C. Daniel BatsonPost-Article DiscussionThings to Think About11 AggressionIntroductionIntroduction to Reading 11.1Reading 11.1. Research Report: Comfortably Numb: Desensitizing Effects of Violent Media on Helping Others - Brad J. Bushman and Craig A. AndersonPost-Article DiscussionThings to Think AboutIntroduction to Reading 11.2Reading 11.2. Field Experiments Examining the Culture of Honor: The Role of Institutions in Perpetuating Norms About Violence - Dov Cohen and Richard E. NisbettPost-Article DiscussionThings to Think About12 GroupsIntroductionIntroduction to Reading 12.1Reading 12.1. Social Enhancement And Impairment of Performance In The Cockroach - Robert B. Zajonc, Alexander Heingartner, and Edward M. HermanPost-Article DiscussionThings to Think AboutIntroduction to Reading 12.2Reading 12.2. The Path to Glory Is Paved With Hierarchy: When Hierarchical Differentiation Increases Group Effectiveness - Richard Ronay, Katharine Greenaway, Eric M. Anicich, Adam D. GalinskyPost-Article DiscussionThings to Think AboutReferences