Blackwell Handbook of Social Psychology: Intraindividual Processes

Copyright © 2001 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Blackwell Handbook of Social Psychology: Intraindividual Processes

Editor(s): Abraham Tesser, Norbert Schwarz

Published Online: 10 DEC 2007

Print ISBN: 9780631210337

Online ISBN: 9780470998519

DOI: 10.1002/9780470998519

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This volume on intraindividual processes is one of a set of four handbooks in the social psychology field and covers social cognition, attitudes, and attribution theory.


  • Includes contributions by academics and other experts from around the world to ensure a truly international perspective.
  • Provides a comprehensive overview of classic and current research and likely future trends.
  • Fully referenced chapters and bibliographies allow easy access to further study.
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Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages i–xiii)

  2. Part I: Perspectives and Methods

    1. Chapter One

      Evolutionary Analyses in Social Psychology (pages 3–21)

      Eugene Burnstein and Christine Branigan

    2. Chapter Two

      The Cultural Grounding of Social Psychological Theory (pages 22–43)

      Joan G. Miller

    3. Chapter Three

      A Lifespan Developmental Perspective (pages 44–67)

      Kevin Durkin

    4. Chapter Four

      Cognitive Indices of Social Information Processing (pages 68–88)

      John N. Bassili

    5. Chapter Five

      The Psychophysiological Perspective on the Social Mind (pages 89–108)

      Piotr Winkielman, Gary G. Berntson and John T. Cacioppo

  3. Part II: Cognition

    1. Chapter Six

      Mental Representations (pages 111–133)

      Eliot R. Smith and Sarah Queller

    2. Chapter Seven

      The Social Unconscious (pages 134–158)

      Mahzarin R. Banaji, Kristi M. Lemm and Siri J. Carpenter

    3. Chapter Eight

      Language and Social Cognition (pages 159–180)

      Gün R. Semin

    4. Chapter Nine

      Conversational Processes in Reasoning and Explanation (pages 181–206)

      Denis J. Hilton and Ben R. Slugoski

    5. Chapter Ten

      The Heuristics and Biases Approach to Judgment Under Uncertainty (pages 207–235)

      Dale Griffin, Richard Gonzalez and Carol Varey

    6. Chapter Eleven

      How the Mind Moves (pages 236–256)

      Leonard L. Martin, Fritz Strack and Diederik A. Stapel

    7. Chapter Twelve

      Standards, Expectancies, and Social Comparison (pages 257–283)

      Monica Biernat and Laura S. Billings

    8. Chapter Thirteen

      Individual Differences in Information Processing (pages 284–304)

      Peter Suedfeld and Philip E. Tetlock

  4. Part III: Social Motivation

    1. Chapter Fourteen

      Self-Regulation (pages 307–328)

      Charles S. Carver

    2. Chapter Fifteen

      Goal Setting and Goal Striving (pages 329–347)

      Gabriele Oettingen and Peter M. Gollwitzer

    3. Chapter Sixteen

      On the Motives Underlying Social Cognition (pages 348–374)

      David Dunning

    4. Chapter Seventeen

      The Nature of Emotion (pages 375–390)

      W. Gerrod Parrott

    5. Chapter Eighteen

      The Consequences of Mood on the Processing of Social Information (pages 391–412)

      Herbert Bless

    6. Chapter Nineteen

      Attitudes, Persuasion, and Behavior (pages 413–435)

      Gerd Bohner and Norbert Schwarz

    7. Chapter Twenty

      The Construction of Attitudes (pages 436–457)

      Norbert Schwarz and Gerd Bohner

    8. Chapter Twenty-One

      Values and Ideologies (pages 458–478)

      Meg J. Rohan and Mark P. Zanna

    9. Chapter Twenty-Two

      Self-Esteem (pages 479–498)

      Abraham Tesser

    10. Chapter Twenty-Three

      Self-Concept and Identity (pages 499–517)

      Daphna Oyserman

    11. Chapter Twenty-Four

      Identity Through Time (pages 518–544)

      Michael Ross and Roger Buehler

  5. Part IV: Applications

    1. Chapter Twenty-Five

      Psychology and Law (pages 547–568)

      Gänter Köhnken, Maria Fiedler and Charlotte Möhlenbeck

    2. Chapter Twenty-Six

      Consumer Behavior (pages 569–590)

      Sharon Shavitt and Michaela Wänke

    3. Chapter Twenty-Seven

      Dealing with Adversity (pages 591–614)

      Lisa G. Aspinwall

    4. Chapter Twenty-Eight

      The Psychological Determinants of Political Judgment (pages 615–634)

      Victor C. Ottati

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      Index (pages 635–656)

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