1st Edition
The Psychology of Sociability Understanding Human Attachment
PART 1. APPROACHES TO SOCIABILITY
Chapter 1. The Psychology of Human Sociability: From Individuals to Community. Joseph P. Forgas, William Crano, and Klaus Fiedler
Chapter 2. Evolutionary Origins and Consequences of Human Sociability. William von Hippel & Nicholas M. A. Smith
Chapter 3. Sociability: A Foundational Construct in Social Psychology. Radmila Prislin and William D. Crano
Chapter 4. An Emotion Niche for the Cultural Evolution of Social Practices. Alan Page Fiske
PART 2. SOCIABILITY AND WELL-BEING
Chapter 5. Inducing Sociability: Insights From Well-Being Science. Annie Regan & Sonja Lyubomirsky
Chapter 6. Can Sociability Be Increased? Elizabeth W. Dunn and Iris Lok
Chapter 7. How the Quest for Significance Shapes Human Sociability? Arie W. Kruglanski & Molly Ellenberg
Chapter 8. A Social Identity Analysis of Sociability: Making, Breaking, and Shaping Groups and Societies. Amber M. Gaffney and Michael A. Hogg
PART 3. SOCIABILITY AND SHARING KNOWLEDGE
Chapter 9. Trafficking in Information: The Sociable Agent, Shared Reality, and the Limited Role of Truth. Roy F. Baumeister and Heather M. Maranges
Chapter 10. Sociability and Advice Taking: Chances (and Pitfalls) of the Wisdom of Crowds. Klaus Fiedler and Mandy Hütter
Chapter 11. Power and Sociability. Joachim I. Krueger, David J. Grüning and Tanushri Sundar.
PART 4. SOCIABILITY AND RELATIONSHIPS
Chapter 12. An Attachment Perspective on Human Sociability: Interpersonal Goals, Mental Representations, and Information Processing. Mario Mikulincer, Phillip R. Shaver
Chapter 13. Sociability Matters: Downstream Consequences of Perceived Partner Responsiveness in Social Life. Harry T. Reis, Guy Itzchakov, Karisa Y. Lee, and Yan Ruan.
Chapter 14. Mood Effects on Sociability: How Affect Regulates Relationship Behaviors. Joseph P. Forgas.
Biography
Joseph P. Forgas is Scientia Professor at the University of New South Wales. His research focuses on affective influences on social cognition and behavior. For his work, he received the Order of Australia and the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award, and he has been elected Fellow of the Australian and Hungarian Academies of Science.
William Crano is Oskamp Professor of Psychology at Claremont Graduate University. He was Liaison Scientist for the US Office of Naval Research, NATO Senior Scientist, and Fulbright Senior Scholar. His research focuses on attitude development and attitude change and their applications.
Klaus Fiedler is Professor of Psychology at the University of Heidelberg and Fellow of the German Academies of Science, the Association for Psychological Sciences, and Society for Personality and Social Psychology. His research focuses on social cognition, language, judgments, and decision-making. He received several awards, including the Leibniz Award, and he is on the editorial boards of leading journals.
