Over the 20th century, psychologists have made considerable advances in identifying the causes and consequences of fundamental biases such as racism, but have been less successful in developing theories and interventions to reduce these biases.
Over the 20th century, psychologists have made considerable advances in identifying the causes and consequences of fundamental biases such as racism, ...
Closed mindedness is something we all experience on a daily basis. This volume stresses the epistemic functionality of closed mindedness and its essential role in judgment and decision making. It should be of interest to upper level undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty in social, cognitive, and personality psychology as well as in sociology, political science, and business administration.
Closed mindedness is something we all experience on a daily basis. This volume stresses the epistemic functionality of closed mindedness and its essen...
Presents 15 years of research devoted to understanding the dynamics of uncertainty orientation. The book should be of interest for those directly involved in the fields of social motivation and social cognition, but also for a broad range of people across the field of psychology.
Presents 15 years of research devoted to understanding the dynamics of uncertainty orientation. The book should be of interest for those directly invo...
This work explores the psychological motives that shape the extent and nature of people's cooperative behaviour in groups. In so doing, the authors bring together two literatures: the study of rule-following behaviour and the study of helping behaviour. They argue that both types of cooperative behaviour are rooted in people's views about the justice of group procedures. Four components of procedures are shown largely to define people's views about their fairness. Finally, the authors argue that people focus on procedural fairness because they use information about the fairness of group...
This work explores the psychological motives that shape the extent and nature of people's cooperative behaviour in groups. In so doing, the authors br...
This book examines how standards and expectancies affect judgments of others and the self. Standards are points of comparison; expectancies are beliefs about the future, and both serve as frames of reference against which current events and people, including the self, are experienced. The central theme of this book is that judgments can be characterized as either assimilative or contrastive in nature. Assimilation occurs when the target of evaluation, another person or the self, is pulled toward or judged consistently with the standard or expectation, and contrast occurs when the target is...
This book examines how standards and expectancies affect judgments of others and the self. Standards are points of comparison; expectancies are belief...
People base thousands of choices across a lifetime on the views they hold of their skill and moral character, yet a growing body of research in psychology shows that such self-views are often misguided or misinformed. Anyone who has dealt with others in the classroom, in the workplace, in the medical office, or on the therapist's couch has probably experienced people whose opinions of themselves depart from the objectively possible.
This book outlines some of the common errors that people make when they evaluate themselves. It also describes the many psychological barriers - some...
People base thousands of choices across a lifetime on the views they hold of their skill and moral character, yet a growing body of research in psy...
This book is about reactions to interpersonal conflict such as avoiding, negotiating, and fighting. It breaks away from the prevailing assumption that conflict behaviours are mutually isolated reactions having mutually isolated effects. Instead, reactions are viewed as components of complex conflict behaviour that influence each other's impact on the substantive and relational outcomes. The simultaneous and sequential occurrence of, for example, problem solving and fighting should therefore be studied together and not separately. The author presents a ladder of stepwise increases in...
This book is about reactions to interpersonal conflict such as avoiding, negotiating, and fighting. It breaks away from the prevailing assumption that...
This is a comprehensive overview of classic and contemporary work on intergroup contact, combining an extensive meta-analysis of 515 published studies on the topic with the authors' renowed research.
This is a comprehensive overview of classic and contemporary work on intergroup contact, combining an extensive meta-analysis of 515 published studies...
How can newlyweds believe they will be together forever, while knowing that the majority of marriages end in divorce? Why do people who desperately want to be loved end up alienating those who love them? How can partners that seem like complete opposites end up blissfully happy? This volume explores such fascinating questions. Murray and Holmes outline how basic motivations to be safe from being hurt and find value and meaning control how people feel, think, and behave in close relationships. Additionally, the authors highlight how these motivations infuse romantic life through succinct...
How can newlyweds believe they will be together forever, while knowing that the majority of marriages end in divorce? Why do people who desperately...
This text focuses on how intergroup biases, including subtle forms of racism, can be combated. It discusses the common ingroup identity model and how this model outlines strategies for reducing biases.
This text focuses on how intergroup biases, including subtle forms of racism, can be combated. It discusses the common ingroup identity model and how ...
