Books On Social Psychology

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Social Psychology of Organizational Behavior: Key Readings Book by Leigh L. Thompson

The Social Psychology of Behavior in Small Groups Book by Donald C. Pennington

The Social Mind : Cognitive and Motivational Aspects of Interpersonal Behavior - Book by Joseph P. Forgas (Editor), Kipling D. Williams (Editor), Ladd Wheeler (Editor)

A Three-Dimensional Model of Human Behavior Book by Michael Pak

Reviews:

Social Psychology of Organizational Behavior: Key Readings Book by Leigh L. Thompson
Each article in this collection of readings has been carefully chosen for its tremendous impact on the field of organizational behavior. It focuses specifically on micro-organizational behavior, which has almost uniquely been influenced by social psychology. The reader is carefully structured into Sections which reflect a progression through widening levels of analysis: the
science of organizational behavior; decision making; negotiation and social dilemmas; groups and teams; procedural justice; relationships and trust; and vales, norms and politics. This volume is in an attractive, user-friendly format and will make excellent supplementary reading to courses on the social psychology, work and organizational psychology, and business.

The Social Psychology of Behavior in Small Groups Book by Donald C. Pennington
Covers theories of group behavior and their application in organizational psychology and everyday social behavior. Topics include structure, formation, roles of individuals within groups, co-operation, conflict, teamwork, leadership, and decision-making.

The Social Mind : Cognitive and Motivational Aspects of Interpersonal Behavior - Book by Joseph P. Forgas (Editor), Kipling D. Williams (Editor), Ladd Wheeler (Editor)
"The editors of this book once again collected some of social psychology's best researchers, and allowed them to produce an exciting and wide-ranging collection of chapters that explore how the world within the mind represents, creates, interacts with, and is influenced by the world without." Daniel Gilbert, Harvard University
"At last here is a volume that provides a compelling answer to the question of what is `social' about social cognition. The editors have assembled a stellar cast of social psychology researchers to address this question head-on and the result is eye-opening and mind-expanding. From intraindividual to interpersonal to group processes, the consistent message throughout the chapters of the volume is that of the inextricable connections between human cognition and social behavior. Empirically and conceptually the contributors to this project make a convincing case that, for human beings, mental life IS social life." Marilynn B. Brewer, Ohio State University
"...the book makes an important contribution to the field and will be of particular relevance to researchers in social psychology. I was also rather surprised at how relevant the book is to practitioners." Contemporary Psychology
Effective social interaction requires sophisticated mental and motivational strategies. The Social Mind reviews and integrates recent psychological research on the relationship between people's thoughts and motives--their "social mind"--and their interpersonal strategies. The research shows that success in personal relationships, group behavior and strategic interaction are all significantly influenced by how individuals interpret and explain the social world around them. The implications of this research for personal adjustment, organizational effectiveness and clinical, counseling, and health psychology are also explored.

A Three-Dimensional Model of Human Behavior Book by Michael Pak
If you want to understand and influence human behavior, whether you’re a student, teacher, scientist, diplomat, social activist, psychologist, M.D., politician, or just want to change your community for the better, you need to read "A Three Dimensional Model of Human Behavior by Michael Pak, M.D. –the only book about predicting human behavior based on a U.S. Patent (2003)
Based on his experience in living in different parts of the world, Dr. Pak uses fictitious lively characters to illustrate various modes of behavior. Students and teachers of the behavioral sciences will find useful insights and a new angle on predicting human behavior while the general public will be entertained, informed, and find simple stories and illustrative graphs about common
human misunderstandings no matter what culture one’s from or working with, and a models to immediately implement in their lives.

Korn, J. H. (1997). Illusions of reality: A history of deception in social psychology. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.

Lesko, W. A. (1997). Readings in social psychology: General, classic, and contemporary selections (3rd ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Plous, S. (1993). The psychology of judgment and decision making. New York: McGraw Hill.

Smith, P. B., & Bond, M. H. (1999). Social psychology across cultures: Analysis and perspectives (2nd ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon. GO TO MENU

Dovidio, J. F., Gaertner, S. L., & Validzic, A. (1998). Intergroup bias: Status, differentiation, and a common in-group identity. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 75, 109-120.

Haney, C., & Zimbardo, P. (1998). The past and future of U.S. prison policy: Twenty-five years after the Stanford Prison experiment. American Psychologist, 53, 709-727.

Kerr, N. L. (1998). HARKing: Hypothesizing after the results are known. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 2, 196-217.

Mischel, W. (1998). Metacognition at the hyphen of social-cognitive psychology. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 2, 84-86.

Rubin, M., & Hewstone, M. (1998). Social identity theory's self-esteem hypothesis: A review and some suggestions for clarification. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 2, 40-62.

Taylor, S. E. (1998). The social being in social psychology. In Gilbert, D. T., Fiske, S. T., & Lindzey, G. (Eds.), The handbook of social psychology (3rd ed., Vol. 1), pp. 58-95. Boston: McGraw Hill.

Social Psychology, 10th edition by Robert Baron & Donn Byrne.

Brim, Orville G., Jr. 1976. "Socialization in Later Life." Pp. 105-16 in Current Perspectives in Social Psychology. 4th ed., edited by Edwin P. Hollander and Raymond G. Hunt. Oxford University Press.

Callero, Peter L. 1985. "Role-Identity Salience." Social Psychology Quarterly 48:203-14.

Chlopan, Bruce E., Marianne L. McCain, Joyce L. Carbonell, and Richard L. Hagen. 1985. "Empathy: Review of Available Measures." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 48:635-53.

Cook, Karen S., Gary Alan Fine, and James S. House (eds.). 1995. Sociological Perspectives on Social Psychology. Allyn & Bacon.

Deaux, Kay. 1991. "Social Identities: Thoughts on Structure and Change." Pp. 77-93 in The Relational Self: Convergences of Psychoanalysis and Social Psychology, edited by Rebecca C. Curtis. Guilford Press.

Ethier, Kathleen A., and Kay Deaux. 1994. "Negotiating Social Identity when Contexts Change: Maintaining Identification and Responding to Threat." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 67:243-51.

Folkman, Susan, and Richard S. Lazarus. 1985. "If It Changes It Must Be a Process: Study of Emotion and Coping during Three Stages of a College Examination." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 48:150-70.

House, James S. 1977. "The Three Faces of Social Psychology." Sociometry 40:161-77.

Isenberg, Daniel J. 1986. "Group Polarization: A Critical Review and Meta-Analysis." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 50:1141-51.

Linville, Patricia W., and Donal E. Carlston. 1994. "Social Cognition of the Self." Pp. 143-93 in Social Cognition: Its Impact on Social Psychology, edited by Patricia G. Devine, David L. Hamilton, and Thomas M. Ostrom. Academic.

Markus, Hazel, M. Crane, S. Bernstein, and M. Siladi. 1982. "Self-Schemas and Gender." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 42-38-50.

Smith, Allen C., III, and Sherryl Kleinman. 1989. "Managing Emotions in Medical School: Students' Contacts with the Living and the Dead." Social Psychology Quarterly 52:56-69.

Stryker, Sheldon. 1977. "Developments in 'Two Social Psychologies': Toward an Appreciation of Mutual Relevance." Sociometry 40:145-60.

Stryker, Sheldon, and Richard T. Serpe. 1994. "Identity Salience and Psychological Centrality: Equivalent, Overlapping, or Complementary Concepts?" Social Psychology Quarterly 57:16-35.

Swann, William B., Jr., John J. Griffin Jr., Steven C. Predmore, and Bebe Gaines. 1987. "The Cognitive-Affective Crossfire: When Self-Consistency Confronts Self-Enhancement." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 52:881-89.

Taylor, Shelley E., Bram P. Buunk, and Lisa G. Aspinwall. 1990. "Social Comparison, Stress, and Coping. Special Issue: Illustrating the Value of Basic Research." Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 16:74-89.