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Taking sides : clashing views in social psychology / Jason A. Nier

By: Contributor(s): New York, NY : McGraw-Hill, Edition: Fourth editionDescription: xxviii, 478 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • rdamedia
Carrier type:
  • rdacarrier
ISBN:
  • 9780078050367
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HM1033 .TAK 2007
Contents:
Is deception of human participants ethical? Should social psychologists try to solve social problems? Can experimental social psychology and social constructionism coexist? Are our social perceptions often inaccurate? Does cognitive dissonance explain why behavior can change attitudes? Are self-esteem improvement programs misguided? Is the millennial generation more narcissistic than other generations? Can people accurately detect lies? Should research from social cognitive neuroscience be used to inform public policy? Do positive illusions lead to healthy behavior? Do Milgram's obedience experiments help explain the nature of the Holocaust? Is it possible to truly replicate Mildram's obedience experiments? Does the Stanford prison experiment help explain the effects of imprisonment? Is subliminal persuasion a myth? Can people really be brainwashed? Is stereotyping inevitable? Does the Implicit Association Test (IAT) measure racial prejudice? Can stereotypes lead to accurate perceptions of others? Does true altruism exist? Does media violence cause aggression?
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Selected, edited and with introductions by: Jason A. Nier.

Is deception of human participants ethical?
Should social psychologists try to solve social problems?
Can experimental social psychology and social constructionism coexist?
Are our social perceptions often inaccurate?
Does cognitive dissonance explain why behavior can change attitudes?
Are self-esteem improvement programs misguided?
Is the millennial generation more narcissistic than other generations?
Can people accurately detect lies?
Should research from social cognitive neuroscience be used to inform public policy?
Do positive illusions lead to healthy behavior?
Do Milgram's obedience experiments help explain the nature of the Holocaust?
Is it possible to truly replicate Mildram's obedience experiments?
Does the Stanford prison experiment help explain the effects of imprisonment?
Is subliminal persuasion a myth?
Can people really be brainwashed?
Is stereotyping inevitable?
Does the Implicit Association Test (IAT) measure racial prejudice?
Can stereotypes lead to accurate perceptions of others?
Does true altruism exist?
Does media violence cause aggression?

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