Handbook of Theories of Social Psychology

Paul van Lange (1961) has been a Professor of Social Psychology at the VU since 2000 (and Special Professor at Leiden University from 1999-2008).  He has published  well over 100 articles on topics closely linked to trust and human cooperation in journals such as Annual Review of Psychology, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and Psychological Bulletin, and currently conducts research on topics such as (a) helping and altruism, (b) rewards and punishments, (c) aggression, hormones and sport, (d) norm violation and dishonesty, (e) social mindfulness, and (f)  trust and misunderstanding in social dilemmas (see also recent publications below).  Also, with various colleagues he has edited or authored a number of books such as the Atlas of Interpersonal Situations (Cambridge, 2003), Bridging Social Psychology (Erlbaum, 2006), Handbook of Theories of Social Psychology (Sage, 2012).  He is currently working on Social Dilemmas:  Understanding Human Cooperation (Oxford), Power, Politics, and Paranoia (Cambridge), and How to Publish High Impact Research (American Psychological Association).  He serves or has served various editorial roles (for, among others. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and Psychological Science) and currently serves as President for the Society of Experimental Social Psychology. Over the years, his research has been supported by various science foundations in the world, including The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, the European Uninion, the private sector, and grants from science foundations in China, Finland, Germany, Portugal, and Switzerland.  Since 2009, he serves as Chair for the Department of Social and Organizational Psychology and leader for the research program Trust, Leadership, and Cooperation

• Introduction - Paul A. M. Van Lange, Arie W. Kruglanski and E. Tory HigginsPART ONE: BIOLOGICAL/EVOLUTIONARY LEVEL OF ANALYSISEvolutionary Theory and Human Social Behavior - Douglas T. KenrickTend and Befriend Theory - Shelley E. TaylorThe Evaluative Space Model - John T. Cacioppo, Gary G. Berntson, Catherine J. Norris and Jackie K. GollanPART TWO: COGNITIVE LEVEL OF ANALYSISAccessibility Theory - E. Tory HigginsA Theory of Impulse and Reflection - Fritz Strack and Roland Deutsch Construal Level Theory - Yaacov Trope and Nira LibermanAn Attribution Theory of Motivation - Bernard WeinerA Theory of Social Information Processing - Robert S. WyerBalance-Logic Theory - Chester A. InskoLay Epistemic Theory - Arie W. KruglanskiThe Elaboration Likelihood Model - Richard E. Petty and Pablo BriñolA Theory of Heuristic and Systematic Information - Shelly Chaiken and Alison LedgerwoodThe Continuum Model and the Stereotype Content Model - Susan T. FiskeFeelings-as-Information Theory - Norbert SchwarzThe Linguistic Category Model - Gun R. SeminAction Identification Theory - Robin R. Vallacher and Daniel M. WegnerSocial Cognitive Theory - Albert BanduraPART THREE: MOTIVATIONAL/AFFECTIVE LEVEL OF ANALYSISCognitive Dissonance Theory - Joel CooperTerror Management Theory - Jeffrey Greenberg and Jamie ArndtSelf-Determination Theory - Edward L. Deci and Richard RyanThe Theory of Planned Behavior - Icek AjzenSocial Comparison Theory: From Group Dynamics to Social Cognition - Jerry Suls and Ladd WheelerRegulatory Focus Theory - E. Tory HigginsA Model of Behavioral Self-Regulation - Charles S. Carver and Michael F. ScheierMindset Theory of Action Phases - Peter M. GollwitzerVOLUME 2 Preface - Paul A. M. Van Lange, Arie W. Kruglanski and E. Tory HigginsSelf-Control Theory - Walter MischelSelf-Verification Theory - William B. SwannImplicit Theories - Carol S. DweckUncertainty-Identity Theory - Michael A. HoggOptimal Distinctiveness Theory - Marilynn B. BrewerA Cognitive-Neoassociation Theory of Aggression - Leonard BerkowitzPART FOUR: INTERPERSONAL LEVEL OF ANALYSISNeed to Belong Theory - Roy F. BaumeisterSociometer Theory - Mark R. LearyAttachment Theory - Philipe R. Shaver and Mario MikulincerShared Reality Model - Gerald EchtertoffEquity Theory in Close Relationships - Elaine Hatfield and Richard L. RapsonThe Investment Model of Commitment Processes - Caryl E. Rusbult, Christopher R. Agnew and Ximena R. ArriagaA Theory of Communal (and Exchange) Relationships - Margaret S. Clark and Judson R. MillsInterdependence Theory - Paul A. M. van Lange and Caryl E. RusbultPART FIVE: GROUP AND CULTURAL LEVEL OF ANALYSISA Theory of Co-operation and Competition and Beyond - Morton DeutschThe Focus Theory of Normative Conduct - Robert B. CialdiniSystem Justification Theory - John T. Jost and Jojanneke van der ToornJustice Theory - Tom R. TylerMinority Influence Theory - Charlan J. NemethSocial Identity Theory - Naomi Ellemers and S. Alexander HaslamSelf-Categorization Theory - John C. Turner and Katherine J. ReynoldsSocial Dominance Theory - Jim Sidanius and Felicia PrattoThe Common Ingroup Identity Model - Sam Geartner and John DovidioSocial Role Theory: A Biosocial Analysis of Sex Differences and Similarities - Alice H. Eagly and Wendy WoodSocial Representation Theory - Patrick Rateau, Pascal Moliner, Christian Guimelli and Jean-Claude AbricA Theory of Individualism and Collectivism - Harry C. Triandis and Michele J. Gelfand

′These volumes would be of interest to professionals in the field, as each chapter provides a scholarly overview of each theory. Graduate students and those just beginning their professional careers should also find the personal narratives of interest. The opportunity to pull back the curtain and peek into the thought process of some of social psychology′s most prominent theorists as they struggled with their creations is not only a valuable lesson but a treat as well. I look forward to adding these volumes to my personal collection′ -Mark A. StambushAmerican Psychological Association