Exploring Social Psychology

Part 1 Introducing social psychology: doing social psychology did you know it all along? Part 2 Social thinking: intuition - the power and limits of our inner knowing reasons for unreason clinical intuition - the perils of psychologizing the fundamental attribution error a new look at pride the power of positive thinking behaviour and belief who is miserable, and why? who is happy, and why? Part 3 Social influence: east meets west - individualism, collectivism, and communitarianism gender and genes how nice people get corrupted two routes to persuasion indoctrination and innoculation the mere presence of others many hands make diminished responsibility doing together what we would never do alone how groups intensify decisions power to the person. Part 4 Social relations: the dislike of diversity the roots of prejudice the nature and nurture of aggression do the media influence social behaviour? who likes whom? the ups and downs of love when do people help? causes of conflict blessed are the peacemakers big ideas.