Best Selling Books by Elliot Aronson

The full text downloaded to your computer With eBooks you can: search for key concepts, words and phrases make highlights and notes as you study share your notes with friends eBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad and Android apps. Upon purchase, you''ll gain instant access to this eBook. Time limit The eBooks products do not have an expiry date. You will continue to access your digital ebook products whilst you have your Bookshelf installed. For courses in Social Psychology Make research relevant through a storytelling approach. Social Psychology introduces the key concepts of the field through an acclaimed storytelling approach that makes research relevant to students. Drawing upon their extensive experience as researchers and teachers, Elliot Aronson, Tim Wilson, Robin Akert, and new co-author Sam Sommers present the classic studies that have driven the discipline alongside the cutting-edge research that is the future of social psychology.

Newly revised and up-to-date, this edition of The Social Animal is a brief, compelling introduction to modern social psychology. Through vivid narrative, lively presentations of important research, and intriguing examples, Elliot Aronson probes the patterns and motives of human behavior, covering such diverse topics as terrorism, conformity, obedience, politics, race relations, advertising, war, interpersonal attraction, and the power of religious cults.

Exploring the most important 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 and aggression. In the new Eleventh Edition, the most significant and proactive articles of earlier editions have been retained, including such classics as Stanley Milgram on obedience and Solomon Asch on conformity. Organized to illustrate the major themes of Elliot Aronson''s highly praised book, The Social Animal, this acclaimed collection of articles can readily be adapted for use with any introductory social psychology text or even in lieu of a text. Readings about The Social Animal, Eleventh Edition features new readings including: Joshua Aronson''s Low Numbers: Stereotypes and Underrepresentation of Women in Math and Science, Kent Harber''s The Positive Feedback Bias, James A. Coan, Hillary S. Schaefer, and Richard J. Davidson''s Lending a Hand: Social Regulation of the Neural Response to Threat, and Eli J. Finkel and Paul W. Eastwick''s Arbitrary Social Norms Influence Sex Differences in Romantic Selectivity.

Aronson, a social psychologist, offers concise, practical, and easy-to-apply strategies for creating a more supportive, stimulating, and compassionate environment in our schools.

How does a boy from a financially and intellectually impoverished background grow up to become a Harvard researcher, win international acclaim for his groundbreaking work, and catch fire as a pioneering psychologist? As the only person in the history of the American Psychological Association to have won all three of its highest honors—for distinguished research, teaching, and writing— Elliot Aronson is living proof that humans are capable of capturing the power of the situation and conquering the prison of personality.A personal and compelling look into Aronson’s profound contributions to the field of social psychology,Not by Chance Aloneis a lifelong story of human potential and the power of social change.

Here is a detailed guide for students who will design and implement their own independent research. It examines the complete process of experimentation: asking the right question and translating it into a workable design, setting the stage for data collection, designing dependent variable measures, avoiding bias, conducting the post-experimental interview, and writing up the results. Although the approach of the book is primarily practical, it also confronts substantive issues such as ethics, design, validity, and measurement.

Then the old woman said, ''Ruthie, I have a cake and some cookies baking in the oven. They may be almost done. I am getting old and feeble. It hurts me to bend over. Would you kindly open the oven door, lean in, and see if the cake and cookies are done?" Ruthie opened the oven door and stuck her head way inside while the woman stood behind her peering over her shoulder. Grandpa was so frightened that he closed his eyes and covered them with his hands. He could not bear to watch. When six-year old Ruthie, embarked on an adventure with her grandfather, she got more than she bargained for. Her grandfather, magically transformed into a six-year old, is as stodgy as an old man. Ruthie leads him into situations that seem familiar (like the story of Jack and the Beanstalk and Hansel and Gretel). But the familiar characters turn out to be much more interesting than they appear in this wonderful world where thing are not always what they seem to be. Along the way, both Ruthie and the little boy named Grandpa learn some valuable lessons about trust and prejudice.

Examines the patterns, motives, and effects of mass persuasion, discussing the history of propaganda, how the message of propaganda is delivered, and counteracting the tactics of mass persuasion.

Why do people dodge responsibility when things fall apart? Why theparade of public figures unable to own up when they make mistakes?Why the endless marital quarrels over who is right? Why can we seehypocrisy in others but not in ourselves? Are we all liars? Or do we reallybelieve the stories we tell?Renowned social psychologists Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson take acompelling look into how the brain is wired for self-justification. When wemake mistakes, we must calm the cognitive dissonance that jars ourfeelings of self-worth. And so we create fictions that absolve us ofresponsibility, restoring our belief that we are smart, moral, and right - abelief that often keeps us on a course that is dumb, immoral, and wrong.Backed by years of research and delivered in lively, energeticprose, Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) offers a fascinatingexplanation of self-deception - how it works, the harm it can cause, andhow we can overcome it.

A NEW EDITION UPDATED IN 2020 • Why is it so hard to say "I made a mistake" — and really believe it? When we make mistakes, cling to outdated attitudes, or mistreat other people, we must calm the cognitive dissonance that jars our feelings of self-worth. And so, unconsciously, we create fictions that absolve us of responsibility, restoring our belief that we are smart, moral, and right—a belief that often keeps us on a course that is dumb, immoral, and wrong. Backed by decades of research, Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) offers a fascinating explanation of self-justification—how it works, the damage it can cause, and how we can overcome it. Extensively updated, this third edition has many recent and revealing examples, including the application of dissonance theory to divisive social issues such as the Black Lives Matter movement and he said/she said claims. It also features a new chapter that illuminates how cognitive dissonance is playing a role in the currently polarized political scene, changing the nation’s values and putting democracy itself at risk. “Every page sparkles with sharp insight and keen observation. Mistakes were made—but not in this book!” —Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness “A revelatory study of how lovers, lawyers, doctors, politicians—and all of us—pull the wool over our own eyes . . . Reading it, we recognize the behavior of our leaders, our loved ones, and—if we’re honest—ourselves, and some of the more perplexing mysteries of human nature begin to seem a little clearer.” —Francine Prose, O, The Oprah Magazine

The jigsaw classroom is a cooperative learning technique with a three-decade track record of successfully reducing racial conflict and increasing positive educational outcomes. Not only does it open the door to warmer, closer friendships within and across ethnic boundaries, it has also proved effective at raising the self-esteem of students while improving their performance and increasing their liking for school and their enthusiasm about learning. The jigsaw technique was first developed in the early 1970s by psychologist Elliot Aronson and his students at the University of Texas and the University of California. Since then, hundreds of schools have used the jigsaw classroom with great success. With a new foreword by Joshua Aronson.

Draws upon firsthand experience and extensive research to offer an updated look at this painful syndrome, with new insights into its causes and danger signs and innovative ideas for its prevention and cure.

Making Social Psychology come to life. This renowned Canadian text utilizes a storytelling approach to make social psychology relevant and interesting for students. It presents the science of social psychology in a conversational manner that captures students’ interest without compromising scientific rigour. Real-world examples, practical application questions, and mini-stories woven throughout each chapter help students relate to difficult topics and understand the concepts in terms of their own lives. The fifth Canadian edition has been updated with almost 350 new Canadian sources and expanded coverage of cross-cultural research, evolutionary psychology, and social neuroscience. Coupled with the franchise’s perennial strengths, the enhancements to the new edition make this the most captivating Social Psychology text on the market. MyPsychLab is not included with the purchase of this product.

In diesem Buch stellen die Autoren ihre Begeisterung für den Forschungsprozess auf verständliche Weise dar und beschreiben die Ergebnisse des wissenschaftlichen Vorgehens in Bezug zu unserer alltäglichen Erfahrungswelt. So wird eine rigorose, wissenschaftliche Herangehensweise an die Sozialpsychologie präsentiert, die den Leser gleichzeitig interessiert und in ihren Bann zieht.

D''où vient notre besoin de justifier nos idées stupides, nos mauvaises décisions et nos actes nuisibles ? Pourquoi avons-nous tant de mal à reconnaître nos propres erreurs ? Nous invoquons les circonstances, nous rejetons la faute sur les autres, ou nous refusons tout simplement de l''admettre. Ainsi, nous persistons dans nos erreurs, et les conséquences qui en résultent peuvent se révéler désastreuses. Comme nous le montrent Carol Tavris et Elliot Aronson, la théorie de la dissonance cognitive nous éclaire sur le fonctionnement de l''autojustification, et sur son rôle décisif dans des domaines aussi divers que la politique, la justice, la médecine, la psychothérapie et les relations de couple. Or, si nous comprenons les mécanismes psychologiques qui produisent l''autojustification, nous ne serons plus condamnés à la subir : par des mesures individuelles ou collectives, nous pourrons la prévenir et nous épargner ainsi ses conséquences les plus néfastes.

This instructor''s manual and test bank accompanies The Social Animal, which won the American Psychological Association''s National Media Award.

Updated with the latest research findings and revised chapter-opening vignettes, this renowned book maintains its infamous story-telling approach to convey the science of social psychology in a fascinating, memorable, and entertaining manner. Complete with a video CD-ROM, the authors bring the material life through real-world examples that capture readers'' attention and motivate further exploration. New research findings, integrated coverage of culture and gender, and a chapter on methodology are included. For professionals with a career or interest in social psychology and/or social work.

本书涵盖了社会心理学的基本问题和研究方法, 以及个体对社会和自我的认识、个体态度和从众行为、团体过程和人际沟通等社会心理与行为特征, 反映了健康、环境、法律等领域中社会心理学的应用价值。详尽描述了社会心理学的经典研究和当代前沿进展, 从解决现实问题的角度出发开展研究, 从人们身边发生的故事中阐发深奥的理论.