Readings About The Social Animal

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Dig into the details of the research that forms the backbone of social psychology! Coinciding with the major themes found in The Social Animal 12th edition by Elliot Aronson, Readings About The Social Animal examines the most important ideas in social psychology. This acclaimed collection of articles includes accounts of both classic and contemporary experimental findings as well as more general articles summarizing relevant studies.
Exploring the key ideas in social psychology, this collection of classic and contemporary readings includes accounts of specific experimental findings as well as more general articles summarizing studies on such topics as attraction, prejudice, and aggression. 
The new edition adds 15 new readings while retaining a number of classics by leading psychological thinkers such as Stanley Milgram on obedience and Solomon Asch on conformity.
Readings makes the perfect companion for the Aronson's highly praised book, The Social Animal as it follows the same major themes. The Reader can also be used with any introductory social psychology text or even in lieu of a text. Using both The Social Animal textbook and the reader is a unique and engaging combination for understanding social psychology and its research.

• Paints a clear picture of the current state of social-psychological knowledge and how such knowledge might be applied to alleviate some problems plaguing us in the world today
• Complements and supplements the material contained in the twelfth edition of The Social Animal, elaborating on major themes in the field
• Each article is written by a leading expert or experts in the field so the reader gets a close understanding of exactly what happens in the research

• Scientific Reproducibility in the Study of Social Animals
• The Replicability Issue and Stereotype Threat Research
• A Room with a Viewpoint: Using Social Norms to Motivate Environmental Conservation in Hotels
• Reducing intergroup prejudice and conflict using the media
• Implicit Bias in Social Interactions

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