This informative volume presents the first comprehensive review of research and theory on dual-process models of social information processing. These models distinguish between qualitatively different modes of information processing in making decisions and solving problems (e.g., associative versus rule-based, controlled versus uncontrolled, and affective versus cognitive modes). Leading contributors review the basic assumptions of these approaches and review the ways they have been applied and tested in such areas as attitudes, stereotyping, person perception, memory, and judgment. Also...

Includes articles that represent noteworthy developments in the field's understanding of attitudes. This work provides a coverage of the literature, illustrating what the field has come to learn about the structure, function, and consequences of attitudes.