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Social Cognition » Read Now
by Donald C. Pennington. 196 pgs.

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Social Cognition looks at the way in which humans interpret, analyse and remember information about the social world. Topics covered include: attribution, social schemas and social representations, prejudice and discrimination. Suitable for the AQA-A A2 and AQA-B AS level examintation, mnd students...
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Social Cognition looks at the way in which humans interpret, analyse and remember information about the social world. Topics covered include: attribution, social schemas and social representations, prejudice and discrimination. Suitable for the AQA-A A2 and AQA-B AS level examintation, mnd students studying social cognition for the first time at undergraduate level.Series DetailsThe Routledge Modular Psychology Series is a completely new approach to introductory level psychology, tailor-made for the new modular style of teaching. Each book covers a topic in more detail than any large textbook can, allowing teacher and student to select material exactly to suit any particular course or project. Especially written for those students new to higher-level study, whether at school, college or university, the books include the following designed features to help with technique:-* Practice essays with specialist commentary to show how to achieve a higher grade* Chapter summaries and summaries of key research* Glossary and further reading* Progress and review exercises
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Handbook of Social Cognition: Basic Processes, Vol. 1 » Read Now
by Robert S. J. Wyer Jr., Thomas K. Srull. 474 pgs.

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...HANDBOOK OF SOCIAL COGNITION Second Edition Volume 1 Basic Processes HANDBOOK OF SOCIAL COGNITION Second Edition Volume...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Handbook of social...
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Handbook of Social Cognition: Applications, Vol. 2 » Read Now
by Robert S. Wyer Jr., Thomas K. Srull. 516 pgs.

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...HANDBOOK OF SOCIAL COGNITION Second Edition Volume 2 Applications HANDBOOK OF SOCIAL COGNITION Second Edition Volume 2...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Handbook of social...
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Handbook of Affect and Social Cognition » Read Now
by Joseph P. Forgas. 457 pgs.

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This book offers a comprehensive review and integration of the most recent research and theories on the role of affect in social cognition and features original contributions from leading researchers in the field. The applications of this work to areas such as clinical, organizational, forensic...
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This book offers a comprehensive review and integration of the most recent research and theories on the role of affect in social cognition and features original contributions from leading researchers in the field. The applications of this work to areas such as clinical, organizational, forensic, health, marketing, and advertising psychology receive special emphasis throughout. The book is suitable as a core text in advanced courses on the role of affect in social cognition and behavior or as a reference for those interested in the subject.
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Cognition and Social Behavior » Read Now
by John W. Payne, John S. Carroll. 292 pgs.

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...COGNITION AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR List of Contributors...E. TAYLOR, Harvard University COGNITION AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR Edited by JOHN S...Carnegie-Mellon University, 1975...
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Communication, Social Cognition, and Affect » Read Now
by Lewis Donohew, Howard E. Sypher, E. Tory Higgins. 259 pgs.

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...COMMUNICATION, SOCIAL COGNITION, and AFFECT COMMUNICATION A...SYPHER AND HIGGINS Communication, Social Cognition, and Affect VAN DIJK News...News as Discourse...
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Social Cognition, Inference, and Attribution » Read Now
by Robert S. Wyer Jr., Donal E. Carlston. 392 pgs.

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...SOCIAL COGNITION, INFERENCE, AND ATTRIBUTION SOCIAL COGNITION, INFERENCE, AND ATTRIBUTION ROBERT S. JR. WYER...Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Wyer, Robert S...
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Foundations of Social Cognition: A Festschrift in Honor of Robert S. Wyer, Jr. » Read Now
by Galen V. Bodenhausen, Alan J. Lambert. 302 pgs.

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No one has done more to establish and popularize the social cognitive perspective than Robert S. Wyer, Jr. Through his extensive research, editorial activities, and his enormous impact on students and colleagues, he has established himself as one of the most prolific scholars in the history of...
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No one has done more to establish and popularize the social cognitive perspective than Robert S. Wyer, Jr. Through his extensive research, editorial activities, and his enormous impact on students and colleagues, he has established himself as one of the most prolific scholars in the history of social psychology. This book is a tribute to his remarkable contributions. Foundations of Social Cognition provides an introduction to the major issues and current thinking in the field. It offers a compelling analysis of the underlying processes that have long been the focus of Bob Wyer's own research, including attention, perception, inference, and memory. In each of the chapters, leading scholars provide an in-depth analysis of these processes as they pertain to one or more substantive areas, including attitudes, construct accessibility, impressions of persons and groups, the interplay between affect and cognition, motivated reasoning, and stereotypes, among other topics. Each chapter traces the development of ideas in the field by combining the review and synthesis of past scholarship with the assessment of current understanding and cutting-edge trends and issues. A "must have" for scholars, researchers, and advanced students in the fields of social and cognitive psychology, as well as those interested in understanding the workings of the social mind in related fields, such as consumer, organizational, and political psychology, neuroscience, marketing, advertising, and communication.
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The Content, Structure and Operation of Thought Systems (Chap. 6 "Beyond Local Cognitive Processes: Imprinting a Systems Approach to Social Cognition") » Read Now
by Thomas K. Srull, Robert S. Wyer Jr. 280 pgs.

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The Relationship between Social and Cognitive Development (Chap. 1 "Empathy, Guilt, and Social Cognition" and Chap. 7 "Notes on the Cognitive - Developmental Approach to the Study of Social Cognition in Children") » Read Now
by Willis F. Overton. 259 pgs.

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Early Social Cognition: Understanding Others in the First Months of Life » Read Now
by Philippe Rochat. 341 pgs.

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...Early Social Cognition Understanding Others in the First Months of Life Early Social Cognition Understanding Others in the First...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Early...
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Infant Social Cognition: Empirical and Theoretical Considerations » Read Now
by Michael E. Lamb, Lonnie R. Sherrod. 434 pgs.

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...INFANT SOCIAL COGNITION: Empirical and Theoretical Considerations...University of Wisconsin-Madison INFANT SOCIAL COGNITION: Empirical and Theoretical Considerations...Main...
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The Social Brain: Evolution and Pathology (Chap. 7 "Big Brains, Slow Development, and Social Complexity: The Developmental and Evolutionary Origins of Social Cognition" and Chap. 13 "Social Cognition and Behaviour in Schizophrenia") » Read Now
by Martin Brune, Hedda Ribbert, Wulf Schiefenhovel. 457 pgs.

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The human brain is, without doubt, the most complex organ ever evolved. But why did our ancestors grow such large and energetically "expensive" brains? Recent studies suggest that many brain functions evolved in primates and early humans due to the necessity to cope with an increasingly complex...
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The human brain is, without doubt, the most complex organ ever evolved. But why did our ancestors grow such large and energetically "expensive" brains? Recent studies suggest that many brain functions evolved in primates and early humans due to the necessity to cope with an increasingly complex social environment. This ability, the so-called "social brain," confers advantages. For example, social cleverness and aptitude enhance an individual's chances of social success. "Behaviour reading," of facial expressions, gestures and vocalisations, allows us to anticipate or foresee how others might respond or act which has obvious advantages. In addition, apes and humans evolved the cognitive capacity of reading other's minds, commonly referred to as having a "theory of mind". Despite their advantages, such complex brain functions also have disadvantages. For example, it takes years or - in the case of human beings - a decade or more to acquire all the social knowledge, strategies, and rules indispensable for effectively managing social demands. Moreover, there are a number of psychiatric disorders in which the ontogenetic development, the correct application, o r the preservation of social cognitive capacities during an individual's lifetime have gone "awry". Autism, ADHD, focal damage in certain brain regions, endogenous psychoses, personality disorders, and dementia, share the common feature of compromised social functioning in the affected individual. This book provides a concise overview of the evolution, development, and pathology of the human social brain and explores the psychiatric disorders that can result when that social brain is impaired. Integrates several key disciplines involved in the understanding of the human brain, how it evolved, its role in social interaction and psychiatric disorders. Appeals across a range of disciplines from psychiatry and neuropsychiatry to basic neuroscience and evolutionary biology. Brings together the latest research from eminent international rese
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