Social Psychology (6th Edition)

Name: Social Psychology (6th Edition)
Author: Unknown Author
ISBN: 9780132382458

by Unknown Author

704 pages2006Prentice HallISBN 9780132382458

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When Elliot Aronson, Timothy Wilson, and Robin Akert started with the first edition of social Psychology their overriding goal was simple but ambitious: capture the excitement of social psychology in a textbook. Now in its sixth edition, the authors have discovered -nbsp;through many kind letters and e-mail from professors and students -nbsp;that they have succeeded in making their book an enjoyable, fascinating story, not just a dry report of facts and figures. In their work they have found that social psychology comes alive for students when they understand the whole context of the field: how theories inspire research, why research is performed as it is, how further research triggers yet new avenues of study.nbsp;The authorsnbsp;have reached students by conveying their own fascination with the research process in a down-to-earth, meaningful way, yet have done so without sacrificing a firmnbsp;foundation on which to build the readersnbsp;understanding. Here, in its sixth edition, the authors present a rigorous, scientific approach to social psychology in anbsp;manner that continues to build on the texts legacy of engaging and fascinating students.

Publication Details

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 2006
Pages: 704
ISBN: 9780132382458

About Unknown Author

Elliot Aronson is a social psychologist and Professor Emeritus at the University of California at Santa Cruz and Distinguished Visiting Professor at Stanford University. He has previously taught at Harvard, the University of Texas and the University of Minnesota. As a researcher, he is best known for his groundbreaking research on social influence and persuasion as well as for the invention of the jigsaw classroom (a strategy for reducing prejudice in public schools). He has written 22 books including The Social Animal, Age of Propaganda (with Anthony Pratkanis), Nobody Left to Hate, The Adventures of Ruthie and a Little Boy Named Grandpa (with his 7-year-oldgranddaughter, Ruth Aronson, and Mistakes Were Made But Not By Me (with Carol Tavris). Aronson is the only person in the 120-year history of the American Psychological Association to have received all three of its highest awards: For Distinguished Research, Distinguished Teaching, and Distinguished Writing. In 1981, he was named Professor of the Year by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education. Among his other awards are the Gordon Allport prize for his contributions to inter-racial harmony and the William James Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Psychological Science (2007). Recently, his peers named him as one of the 100 most influential psychologists of the 20th Century. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has served as President of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology as well as President of the Western Psychological Association [Source][1] [1]: http://www.amazon.com/Elliot-Aronson/e/B001H6NFZ8/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_1