Published by Pearson (May 6, 2025) © 2025
Elliot Aronson | Timothy Wilson | Robin Akert | Samuel SommersProduct Information
Social Psychology introduces the key concepts of the field through a storytelling approach that makes research relevant. Drawing upon their extensive experience as researchers and teachers, the authors present classic studies alongside the cutting-edge research that is the future of social psychology.
The 11th Edition includes engaging contributions from new co-authors Elizabeth Page-Gould and Neil Lewis Jr. plus coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, political upheaval in the US, and other recent developments through a social psychological lens.
- Introducing Social Psychology
- Methodology: How Social Psychologists Do Research
- Social Cognition: How We Think About the Social World
- Social Perception: How We Come to Understand Other People
- The Self: Understanding Ourselves in a Social Context
- Cognitive Dissonance and the Need to Protect Our Self-Esteem
- Attitudes and Attitude Change: Influencing Thoughts and Feelings
- Conformity and Obedience: Influencing Behavior
- Group Processes: Influence in Social Groups
- Attraction and Relationships: From Initial Impressions to Long-Term Intimacy
- Prosocial Behavior: Why Do People Help?
- Aggression: Why Do We Hurt Other People? Can We Prevent It?
- Prejudice: Causes, Consequences, and Cures
- Social Psychology in Action 1: Using Social Psychology to Achieve a Sustainable and Happy Future
- Social Psychology in Action 2: Social Psychology and Health
- Social Psychology in Action 3: Social Psychology and the Law