Social Psychology

Daniel W. Barrett is a Professor, Department of Psychology, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT.  He received his Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, and his B.A. from the College of Social Studies, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT. Prior to joining WCSU, Dr. Barrett served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Health Communication at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania.  At WCSU, he has served as the Director of the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, and the Director of Faculty Advising.  He is currently the President of the WCSU University Senate.  His research interests are persuasion, social influence, and cross-cultural psychology.

• Part I: Foundations of Social PsychologyChapter 1: Introducing Social PsychologyThe Mystery of Romantic AttractionSocial Psychology Matters: Defining the FieldSocial Psychology and the Quest for Human NatureThe Evolving Nature of Social Psychology: Yesterday, Today, and TomorrowPrinciple Matters: Social Psychology′s Guiding PrinciplesScience Matters: Social Psychology is a ScienceDoing Research: An Introduction to Research MethodsFinal Thoughts: Social Psychology and Human Nature RevisitedChapter 2: The Social BrainThe Case of Phineas GageWhat Is the BrainOrigins of the Social BrainAnatomy of the BrainChromosome, Genes, and DNADoing Research: Methods of Social NeuroscienceSocial Neuroscience and the Fundamental QuestionsFinal Thoughts: Evolution, Brain Plasticity, and CulturePart II: Thinking About the Self and OthersChapter 3: Social CognitionBelieving is SeeingThe Psychology of Social ThinkingThe Nature of Social CognitionThe Dual Mind: Automatic and Controlled ProcessingHeuristics: Mental ShortcutsDoing Research: Reliability and ValidityMotivated ReasoningCulture and CognitionFinal Thoughts: Free Will and Rationality RevisitedChapter 4: What Is the Self?The Many "Me′s" of the SelfWhat Is the Self: The Self as Thinker and the ThoughtKnowing Who We Are: Introspection and Self-PerceptionDoing Research: Questioning Self-Reports and SurveysEvaluating How We Are DoingSelf-Presentation: Displaying OneselfSelf-Regulation: Controlling OneselfFinal Thoughts: The Paradox of the SelfChapter 5: Social Perception"Nice to Meet You. You′re Hired!" Job Interviews in SecondsImpression FormationBiases in Social PerceptionNonverbal Communication and Emotional ExpressionsDoing Research: The Challenges of Cross-Cultural StudiesDetecting DeceptionHow Observations Can Fail Us: Four Cognitive Illusions: Control, Gambling, Shooting Streaks, and Imagined AssociationsAttributions: Determining the Causes of BehaviorFinal Thoughts: Sex Categorization and Free WillPart III: Interpersonal InfluenceChapter 6: Social InfluenceGood People Turning BadTypes of Social InfluenceSix Principles of Interpersonal InfluenceThe Principle of ReciprocityConformity and the Social Validation PrincipleObedience and the Authority PrincipleDoing Research: Deception and Ethics in ResearchObedience in the 21st Century: Milgram RevisitedFinal Thoughts: The Upsides of Compliance, Obedience, and ConformityChapter 7: Attitudes and PersuasionWhen Prophecies FailThe Nature of AttitudesThe Origins of AttitudesTwo Routes to PersuasionElements of PersuasionThe Effects of Attitudes on BehaviorDoing Research: Measuring AttitudesCognitive Consistency and the Effects of Behavior on AttitudesFinal Thoughts: Resisting PersuasionPart IV: Moral BehaviorChapter 8: HelpingThe Nature of Helping BehaviorWhy We HelpOrigins of Helping BehaviorWhen Do We Help?Doing Research: Safeguarding Research ParticipantsThe Empathy-Altruism RelationshipPerson Factors Affecting HelpingWho Gets Helped?Final Thoughts: A Broader View of HelpingChapter 9: AggressionMass ShootingsThe Nature of AggressionThe Origins of AggressionWhen Do We Aggress?The General Aggression ModelDoing Research: Archival Studies of Historical AggressionPerson Factors Affecting AggressionThe Route to Aggression: From Inputs to OutputsReducing AggressionFinal Thoughts: The Multiple Causes of AggressionPart V: Affiliative BehaviorChapter 10: Prejudice, Stereotyping, and DiscriminationAnti-Immigrant Attitudes Around the GlobeThe Nature of Prejudice, Stereotyping, and DiscriminationThe Three Waves of Research on RacismThe Origins of Prejudice, Stereotyping, and DiscriminationSocial Identity TheoryContextual FactorsDoing Research: Measuring Implicit AttitudesPerson FactorsSpecific Types of Intergroup BiasThe Effects of Prejudice, Stereotyping, and DiscriminationOvercoming Prejudice, Stereotyping, and DiscriminationFinal Thoughts: The Changing Landscape of PrejudiceChapter 11: Affiliation and LoveFriends with BenefitsThe Nature of Affiliation and LoveContextual FactorsWho is Attractive?Evolutionary Perspective on Mate SelectionWhat is Love?Doing Research: Examining Interpersonal RelationshipsRelationship SatisfactionDating in the Virtual WorldFinal Thoughts: Does Facebook Make You Lonely?Chapter 12: Group ProcessesSports-Related RiotsThe Nature of GroupsKey Features of GroupsGroups and BehaviorLosing Onself in the Group: DeindividuationGroup Decision MakingDoing Research: Case StudiesMinority InfluenceLeadershipFinal Thoughts: Crowd Wisdom and Smart MobsPart VI: Emerging Topics in Social PsychologyChapter 13: Three Emerging Trends: The Social Psychology of Happiness, Religion, and SustainabilityThe Intersection of Happiness, Religion, and SustainabilityThe Social Psychology of HappinessThe Nature of HappinessThe Antecedents and Benefits of HappinessDoing Research: Generalizing to the Real WorldThe Social Psychology of ReligionThe Nature of Religious BeliefOrigins and Benefits of Religious BeliefThe Social Psychology of SustainabilityFinal Thoughts: Subjective Well-Being and SustainabilityGlossaryReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index