Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

PART ONE Introducing Social Psychology MODULE 1: Doing Social Psychology MODULE 2: Did You Know It All Along? PART TWO Social Thinking MODULE 3: Self-Concept: Who Am I? MODULE 4: Self-Serving Bias MODULE 5: Narcissism and the Limits of Self-Esteem MODULE 6: The Fundamental Attribution Error MODULE 7: The Powers and Perils of Intuition MODULE 8: Reasons for Unreason MODULE 9: Behavior and Belief MODULE 10: Clinical Intuition MODULE 11: Clinical Therapy: The Powers of Social Cognition PART THREE Social Influence MODULE 12: Human Nature and Cultural Diversity MODULE 13: Gender, Genes, and Culture MODULE 14: How Nice People Get Corrupted MODULE 15: Two Routes to PersuasionMODULE 16: Indoctrination and InoculationMODULE 17: The Mere Presence of Others MODULE 18: Many Hands Make Diminished Responsibility MODULE 19: Doing Together What We Would Not Do Alone MODULE 20: How Do Groups Intensify Decisions? MODULE 21: Power to the Person PART FOUR Social Relations MODULE 22: The Reach of Prejudice MODULE 23: The Roots of PrejudiceMODULE 24: The Nature and Nurture of Aggression MODULE 25: Do the Media Influence Social Behavior? MODULE 26: Who Likes Whom? MODULE 27: The Ups and Downs of Love MODULE 28: Causes of Conflict MODULE 29: Blessed Are the Peacemakers MODULE 30: When Do People Help? MODULE 31: Social Psychology and the Sustainable Future

Explores social psychological science and applies it to contemporary issues and everyday life. This book presents 31 short modules - each readable in a single sitting-that introduce students to such scientific explorations as love and hate, conformity and independence, prejudice and helping, and persuasion and self-determination.