Sydney Symposium in Social Psychology

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1. Social Thinking and Interpersonal Behavior

   Edited by Joseph P. Forgas, Klaus Fiedler, Constantine Sedikides

   Series: Sydney Symposium in Social Psychology

   The connection between mental and social life remains one of the most intriguing topics in all of psychology. This book reviews some of the most recent advances in research exploring the links between how people think and behave in interpersonal situations. The chapters represent a variety of...

   Published March 4th 2012 by Psychology Press
2. The Psychology of Social Conflict and Aggression

   Edited by Joseph P. Forgas, Arie W. Kruglanski, Kipling D Williams

   Series: Sydney Symposium in Social Psychology

   This book provides an up-to-date integration of some of the most recent developments in social psychological research on social conflict and aggression, one of the most perennial and puzzling topics in all of psychology. It offers an informative, scholarly yet readable overview of recent...

   Published March 20th 2011 by Psychology Press
3. The Psychology of Attitudes and Attitude Change

   Edited by Joseph P. Forgas, Joel Cooper, William D. Crano

   Series: Sydney Symposium in Social Psychology

   Human beings have a unique ability to create elaborate predispositions and evaluations based on their social experiences. The concept of attitudes is central to understanding how experience gives rise to these predispositions, and psychologists have spent the best part of the past 100 years trying...

   Published May 18th 2010 by Psychology Press
4. Psychology of Self-Regulation

   Cognitive, Affective, and Motivational Processes

   Edited by Joseph P. Forgas, Roy F. Baumeister, Dianne M. Tice

   Series: Sydney Symposium in Social Psychology

   The ability to regulate and control our behaviors is a key accomplishment of the human species, yet the psychological mechanisms involved in self-regulation remain incompletely understood. This book presents contributions from leading international researchers who survey the most recent...

   Published May 25th 2009 by Psychology Press
5. Social Relationships

   Cognitive, Affective and Motivational Processes

   Edited by Joseph P. Forgas, Julie Fitness

   Series: Sydney Symposium in Social Psychology

   Human beings are an intrinsically gregarious species - our personal relationships are of immense interest to us and are a key factor in achieving happiness and well being. From the moment of birth, humans crave love and intimacy and we devote much energy to creating and maintaining successful...

   Published May 27th 2008 by Psychology Press
6. Evolution and the Social Mind

   Evolutionary Psychology and Social Cognition

   Edited by Joseph P. Forgas, Martie G. Haselton, William von Hippel

   Series: Sydney Symposium in Social Psychology

   This book seeks to combine the study of human social cognition - the way we think, decide, plan and analyze social situations - with an evolutionary framework that considers these activities in light of evolutionary adaptations for solving problems of survival faced by our ancestors over...

   Published March 14th 2007 by Psychology Press
7. The Social Outcast

   Ostracism, Social Exclusion, Rejection, and Bullying

   Edited by Kipling D. Williams, Joseph P. Forgas, William Von Hippel

   Series: Sydney Symposium in Social Psychology

   This book focuses on the ubiquitous and powerful effects of ostracism, social exclusion, rejection, and bullying. Human beings are an intrinsically gregarious species. Most of our evolutionary success is no doubt due to our highly developed ability to cooperate and interact with each other. It is...

   Published June 16th 2005 by Psychology Press
8. The Social Self

   Cognitive, Interpersonal and Intergroup Perspectives

   Edited by Joseph P. Forgas, Kipling D. Williams

   Series: Sydney Symposium in Social Psychology

   What is the nature of the 'self', how do everyday experiences shape it, and how does it influence our thinking, judgements and behaviors? Such questions constitute enduring puzzles in psychology, and are also of critical practical importance for applied domains such as clinical, counseling,...

   Published September 3rd 2003 by Psychology Press
9. Social Influence

   Direct and Indirect Processes

   By Joseph P. Forgas, Kipling D. Williams

   Series: Sydney Symposium in Social Psychology

   Social influence processes play a key role in human behavior. Arguably our extraordinary evolutionary success has much to do with our subtle and highly developed ability to interact with and influence each other. In this volume, leading international researchers review and integrate contemporary...

   Published June 13th 2002 by Psychology Press